every silver lining has a cloud

every silver lining has a cloud

A good situation can be followed by something bad or negative. A reversal of the more common phrase "every cloud has a silver lining." I wouldn't get too excited, if I were you—every silver lining has a cloud, after all.
See also: cloud, every, lining, silver
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • a silver lining
  • silver
  • silver lining
  • but for the grace of God
  • (as) sure as eggs (is eggs)
  • God forfend
  • a penny for them
  • eggs is eggs
  • great minds
  • great minds think alike
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But every silver lining has a cloud. The airline industry has mounted a legal challenge to the EU rules.