Something that at first seems bad and then later proves to be good. Ex. You are stranded on a desert island and your only shelter burns down. The smoke then signals a boat that rescues you.
Jim: I heard you failed your Medical school exam.
Bess: Yeah, but I think it was a blessing in disguise.
Jim: Why do you think that?
Bess: I decided that I don't want to be a doctor. I want to be a Pre-School teacher. I love kids!
A blessing in disguise is something that you think is bad which actually turns out to be good.
"My father is a master of disguise" is an example of a sentence with disguise.
He did not want to be recognized, so he wore a disguise. After the loss, the players could not disguise their disappointment.
The detective wore an enviable disguise
It means something that is a blessing but presents itself at the time as problem. Example: Jill got fired last week, but she hadn't been fired she never would have found that job close to her house that pays twice as much. Therefore getting fired was a blessing in disguise
A Blessing in Disguise was created on 2003-06-17.
A blessing in disguise is something that you think is bad which actually turns out to be good.
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It was a blessing in disguise when I tripped in the street and skinned my knee. Two years later, I married the man who stopped to help me up and now we are a family of three.
She wore a clever disguise to blend in with the crowd and avoid detection by her enemies.
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"What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise" (Oscar Wilde)"If this is a blessing, it is certainly very well disguised." (Winston Churchill)See related link
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It means that something that seems bad on the surface may turn out to be good. Losing a job may be a blessing in disguise if it leads you to get a better one.
It means that something that seems bad on the surface may turn out to be good. Losing a job may be a blessing in disguise if it leads you to get a better one.
Private Secretary - 1953 Blessing in Disguise 3-14 was released on: USA: 27 February 1955
This phrase is an example of an idiom, where the true meaning is not literal. It implies that something initially perceived as negative or unfortunate may actually turn out to be positive or beneficial in the long run.