April showers bring May flowers

April showers bring May flowers

proverb Poor, often rainy weather in April can prove beneficial to blooming plant life in May. A: "Ugh, will it ever stop raining?" B: "April showers bring may flowers, at least."
See also: bring, flower, may, shower
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

April showers bring May flowers.

Prov. Although rain in April is annoying, it starts the flowers growing. Child: I hate all this rain. Why does it have to rain? Mother: April showers bring May flowers. Although it was a dreary, rainy day, we felt cheerful, since April showers bring May flowers.
See also: bring, flower, may, shower
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

April showers bring May flowers

Adversity is followed by good fortune. An old proverb, it was taken more literally in days gone by, and in fact it appeared in a British book of Weather Lore published in 1893.
See also: bring, flower, may, shower
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • flower
  • paint thinner
  • paint remover
  • infatuated
  • be infatuated with (someone or something)
  • become infatuated with (someone or something)
  • thirsty
  • be on (one's) back
  • be on somebody's back
  • be on someone's back
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