look on the bright side of it

verb

To examine an aspect or facet of something in a positive view.

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Meanings

verblook on the bright side of it (third-person singular simple present looks on the bright side of it, present participle looking on the bright side of it, simple past and past participle looked on the bright side of it)

present singular third person looks on the bright side of it · participle present looking on the bright side of it · participle past looked on the bright side of it · past looked on the bright side of it

  1. idiomaticTo examine an aspect or facet of something in a positive view.
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APA

look on the bright side of it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/look%20on%20the%20bright%20side%20of%20it

MLA

“look on the bright side of it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/look%20on%20the%20bright%20side%20of%20it. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “look on the bright side of it,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/look%20on%20the%20bright%20side%20of%20it.

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