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every cloud has a silver lining

[every cloud has a silver lining] Every trouble has something hopeful that you can see in it, like the bright edge around a dark cloud. - A proverb. * /The […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

under a cloud

[under a cloud] {adj. phr.} 1. Under suspicion; not trusted. * /Joyce has been under a cloud since her roommate's bracelet disappeared./ * /The butcher is under a cloud because […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

on cloud nine

[on cloud nine] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Too happy to think of anything else; very happy. * /Ada has been on cloud nine since the magazine printed the story she wrote./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

silver

[silver] See: [BORN WITH A SILVER SPOON IN ONE'S MOUTH], [EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING], [HAND SOMETHING TO ONE ON A SILVER PLATTER]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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лёгок на помине

[лёгок на помине] {turn of speech} [`l'iogok na po`minye] {literally} ~volatile if/while mentioned. {informal} […]

many is me

[many is me] There are a great number of (persons or things); many are the (persons or things). - Used at the beginning of a […]

pooped out

[pooped out] {adj.}, {slang} Worn out; exhausted. * /Everyone was pooped out after the hike./ * /The heat made them feel […]

pretty kettle of fish

[pretty kettle of fish] See: [KETTLE OF FISH].