Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
English answer:
Make something good out of a bad experience.
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Will Matter
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if life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
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Make something good out of a bad experience.
This idiom means that you should try to make something/get something positive out of a negative experience. Another way to say it is: If something bad/unpleasant/undesirable happens to you try to find a way to make something good/pleasant/positive come from it.
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Note added at 2005-01-12 07:45:14 (GMT)
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Turn a bad experience into a good experience. Obtain a good result from bad circumstances. Turn bad circumstances into a good result. Use a negative experience to get a positive result. These are all other ways to express the same idea. HTH.
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Note added at 2005-01-12 07:45:14 (GMT)
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Turn a bad experience into a good experience. Obtain a good result from bad circumstances. Turn bad circumstances into a good result. Use a negative experience to get a positive result. These are all other ways to express the same idea. HTH.
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