A misfortune that unexpectedly turns into good fortune, as in Missing the train was a blessing in disguise, for if I hadn't, I wouldn't have met my future wife. [Mid-1700s]
blessing in disguise
| Idioms: blessing in disguise |
Learn More
 | Collins, Kitty O'neill (Quotes By) |
| The Dawn of Ananda (2000 Album by Annie Haslam) |
| Sugarman, Joseph (Quotes By) |
 | Make a sentence with 'a blessing in disguise'? Read answer... |
| Why is it said trees are blessing in disguise? Read answer... |
| What rhymes with disguise? Read answer... |
Help us answer these
 | Why does Susan call there trip up Glasswater a blessing in disguised? |
| Why is the suffering of the Jewish people considered a blessing in disguise? |
| What is the meaning of Disguise? |
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
 |
 | Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more |
Related answers
- What does the idiom a blessing in disguise mean?
- What is the origin of 'a blessing in disguise'?
- What Is A Disguise?
ADVERTISEMENT
Answer these
- Is the computer a blessing in disguise?
- What is chinese for blessing in disguise?
- Why a tsetsefly is discribed as a blessing in disguise?
Mentioned in
- Collins, Kitty O'neill (Quotes By)
- The Dawn of Ananda (2000 Album by Annie Haslam)
- Sugarman, Joseph (Quotes By)
- Backstreet Boys (1996 Album by Backstreet Boys)
- Priceless Jazz (1997 Album by Sonny Rollins)
- Dollar Devils (1923 Drama Film)
- Samantha's Psychic Pslip: Bewitched (TV Episode) (1971 Comedy TV Episode)
- The Edge of Destruction, Episode 2: Doctor Who (TV Episode) (1964 Science Fiction TV Episode)
- Rory's Dance: Gilmore Girls (TV Episode) (2000 Comedy Drama TV Episode)
- Terry Date (Rock Artist)
- Blessing in Disguise (1989 Album by Metal Church)
- Backstreet Boys [Holland Bonus Tracks] (1999 Album by Backstreet Boys)
- Backstreet Boys [Italy Limited Edition] (1999 Album by Backstreet Boys)
- Backstreet Boys [Germany] (1999 Album by Backstreet Boys)
