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2020-12-03 08:12
It's an ill wind that blows no good British American saying spoken language
Sometimes this idiom is also known as the phrase "it's an ill wind".
The long lasting wide spread heavy rain has caused flooding, but it helps to nourish soil naturally. It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.
It seems to be true that it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.
To be thankful or grateful for one's good luck usually while avoiding a bad situation
A normally unreliable person can still be right about something, even if it is only by accident.
It is used to say that someone is lucky.
Relying on guessing and luck
Because of luck or coincidence and not because of talent, skill or planning
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This expression appeared in John Heywood's 1546 proverb collection and remains so well known that it is often shortened (an ill wind). Heywood's meaning was that "a wind that was unlucky for one person would bring good fortune to another". It also gave rise to a much-quoted pun about the difficulty of playing the oboe, describing the instrument as an ill wind that nobody blows good.
Do you see anything wrong?
1. Doing something extremely well
2. Behaving in an extreme or remarkable manner
1. Holly was in rare form during her speech, so she got the first prize in the competition last night.
2. Corrine: I'm going to buy Christmas presents for everybody. Do you want to go with me?
Laura: Oh...My kids are in rare form today, so I cannot go with you. Sorry!
