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it's an ill wind it's an ill windEven the most negative or harmful situations usually benefit someone. Thus a situation that benefits no one must be truly bad (and rare). The phrase is a shortening of "it's an ill wind that blows no good." The rain caused flooding, but it may help the farmers. It's an ill wind, as they say.See also: ill, windit's an ill wind If you say it's an ill wind you mean that bad events and situations often have unexpected good effects. I spent three months in hospital recovering from the illness. But it's an ill wind — I fell in love with and married the woman who nursed me there. It's an ill wind, of course, and what is bad for the oil companies is good for the consumer and inflation. Note: This expression comes from the proverb it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good and sometimes, people use that full proverb. It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good, though it is hard to see how these horrific events could be to anyone's advantage.See also: ill, windit's an ill wind few things are so bad that no one profits from them. proverb The full form of this nautical saying is it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good or that profits nobody . Recorded since the mid 16th century, it is used especially as a comment on a situation in which one person's bad luck is the cause of another's good fortune.See also: ill, windit’s an ˌill ˈwind (that blows ˌnobody any ˈgood) (saying) no problem is so bad that it does not bring some advantage to somebody: The fire destroyed half the village. For the builders business has never been better. It’s an ill wind...See also: ill, wind |