IT IS AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD

Meaning of IT IS AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD in English

No matter how bad a happening is, someone can usually gain something from it. A proverb. When Fred got hurt in the game John got a chance to play. It's an ill wind that blows nobody good.

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IT IS AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD — No matter how bad a happening is, someone can usually gain something from it. - A proverb. * /When Fred …
Slang English vocab
IT IS AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD — No matter how bad a happening is, someone can usually gain something from it. - A proverb. * /When Fred …
Словарь английских идиом
IT IS AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD — Плох тот ветер, который никому добра не приносит. Ср. Нет худа без добра. Худа без добра не бывает
Английские поговорки
GOOD
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AN
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THAT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IS — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby is born. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
WIND — I Movement of air relative to the surface of the Earth. Wind is an important factor in determining and controlling …
Английский словарь Британика
WIND — I. ˈwind, chiefly poetic ˈwīnd noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English wind, winde, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THAT — I. ˈthat, usu -ad.+V pronoun ( plural those ˈthōz) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thæt, neuter demonstrative pron. & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ILL — I. ˈil adjective ( worse ˈwərs, -ə̄s, -əis ; also sometimes and in sense 2c often ill·er ˈilə(r) ; or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOOD — I. ˈgu̇d, in formulas of meeting & parting often _gəd adjective ( bet·ter ˈbed.ə(r), -etə- ; best ˈbest) Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-AN
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLOWS — plural of blow present third singular of blow
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
Английский словарь Webster
AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WIND
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NOBODY — /noh"bod'ee, -bud'ee, -beuh dee/ , pron., n., pl. nobodies . pron. 1. no person; not anyone; no one: Nobody answered, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ILL — /il/ , adj., worse, worst , n. , adv. adj. 1. of unsound physical or mental health; unwell; sick: She …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOOD — /good/ , adj., better, best , n., interj., adv. adj. 1. morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BLOWS — v. exhale; inflate; wave; whistle; explode; sprout
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WIND — I. ˈwind, archaic or poetic ˈwīnd noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ILL — I. ˈil adjective ( worse ˈwərs ; worst ˈwərst) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse illr Date: 12th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOOD — I. ˈgu̇d adjective ( bet·ter ˈbe-tər ; best ˈbest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gōd; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-AN
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WIND — noun power of respiration; breath. 2. wind ·noun the dotterel. 3. wind ·noun air impregnated with an odor or scent. …
Webster English vocab
NOBODY — noun no person; no one; not anybody. 2. nobody ·noun a person of no influence or importance; an insignificant or …
Webster English vocab
GOOD — vt to make good; to turn to good. 2. good ·superl not lacking or deficient; full; complete. 3. good ·vt …
Webster English vocab
AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
Webster English vocab
WIND — [wind] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG wint wind, L ventus, Gk aenai to blow, Skt vati …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NOBODY — [no.body] pron (14c): no person: not anybody [2]nobody n, pl no.bod.ies (1581): a person of no influence or consequence
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GOOD — [good] adj bet.ter ; best [ME, fr. OE god; akin to OHG guot good, Skt gadhya what one clings to] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-AN
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ILL — ill BrE AmE ɪl ▷ ills ɪlz ▷ worse wɜːs AmE wɝːs ▷ worst wɜːst AmE wɝːst ▶ ˌ ill …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WIND
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOBODY — / ˈnəʊbədi; NAmE ˈnoʊ-/ pronoun , noun ■ pronoun = no one : Nobody knew what to say. HELP NOTE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ILL — / ɪl; NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun ■ adjective 1. ( especially BrE ) ( NAmE usually sick …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOOD — / gʊd; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( bet·ter / ˈbetə(r); NAmE / best / best; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIND — I. wind 1 S2 W2 /wɪnd/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . AIR [uncountable and countable] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THAT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NOBODY — I. no ‧ bod ‧ y 1 S1 W2 /ˈnəʊbədi $ ˈnoʊbɑːdi, -bədi/ BrE AmE pronoun 1 . no one: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ILL — I. ill 1 S3 W2 /ɪl/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: illr ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOOD — I. good 1 S1 W1 /ɡʊd/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative better /ˈbetə $ -ər/, superlative best /best/) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WIND — n. & v. --n. 1 a air in more or less rapid natural motion, esp. from an area of high …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NOBODY — pron. & n. --pron. no person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of no importance, authority, or position. ølike nobody's business …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ILL — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 (usu. predic.; often foll. by with) out of health; sick (is ill; was taken …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GOOD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (better, best) 1 having the right or desired qualities; satisfactory, adequate. 2 a (of a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WIND — v. & n. v. (past and past part. wound) 1 intr. go in a circular, spiral, curved, or crooked course …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WIND — n. & v. n. 1 a air in more or less rapid natural motion, esp. from an area of high …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NOBODY — pron. & n. pron. no person. n. (pl. -ies) a person of no importance, authority, or position. like nobody's business …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ILL — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (usu. predic.; often foll. by with) out of health; sick (is ill; was taken …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GOOD — adj., n., & adv. adj. (better, best) 1 having the right or desired qualities; satisfactory, adequate. 2 a (of a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WIND — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a air in more or less rapid natural motion, esp. from an area of …
Oxford English vocab
NOBODY — pron. & n. --pron. no person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of no importance, authority, or position. Phrases and idioms: …
Oxford English vocab
ILL — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. (usu. predic.; often foll. by with) out of health; sick (is ill; was taken …
Oxford English vocab
GOOD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (better, best) 1. having the right or desired qualities; satisfactory, adequate. 2 a (of a …
Oxford English vocab

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