People who believe in gods cannot usually accept that their deity would dump on them. As a consequence any bad turn of events must serve some "higher purpose" which they are incapable of understanding (being "only human")
The term "blessing in disguise" therefore means any bad thing that happens that has to be explained away without blaming a deity (e.g. "Getting cancer was a blessing in disguise as I now don't have to worry about paying for extended coverage on my electronics purchases")
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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Meaning that anything that seems to be unfortunate, turns into an advantage. Known since the 18th Century, specific origin unknown however.
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
The cast of Blessing in Disguise - 2012 includes: Dorien Davies as Ellen Ingrid Haas as Katie Nicholas Rutherford as Alex Kenny Stevenson as Ben
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.
This is an English expression generally used when something bad happens, but there is something good to be found within it.For example, getting fired from a job is something bad, but if the loss leads you to a better job, it was a blessing in disguise.
The Rockford Files A Blessing in Disguise - 1995 TV was released on: USA: 14 May 1995 Germany: 19 February 1996 Sweden: 29 July 2005
Sometimes, yes, if a child is good, but the parents are bad.