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a cloud of uncertainty	Suspicion as to the reliability, dependability, or trustworthiness. Usually a doubt surfacing as a result of ominous circumstances.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
every dark cloud has a silver lining	Alternative form of every cloud has a silver lining.	Rate it: (5.00 / 2 votes)
every silver lining has a cloud	Every good situation has the potential to turn bad.2007, Diab A. Shetayh, Actuality : The Reality RequiemA great partnership isn't a self-maintaining entity. Perseverance and persistence make it thrive. For every silver lining has a cloud. Ignorance of this reality is not an option.	Rate it: (4.50 / 4 votes)
cloud up	To become cloudy.	Rate it: (4.00 / 4 votes)
under a cloud	Under suspicion; subject to critical inspection.	Rate it: (4.00 / 5 votes)
cloud nine	A state of happiness, elation or bliss; often used in the phrase on cloud nine.	Rate it: (2.00 / 1 vote)
better let your glasses up. it's fixing to come up a cloud.	Roll the car windows up, a thunderstorm is happening soon.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
cloud over	To become cloudy or overcast.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
every cloud has a silver lining	In every bad situation there is an element of good1881, National Academy of Code Administration (U.S.), Folio, page 417:Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation...1887, Shakers, Religion, page 36:that "a little reserve and thou'lt fail surely," will prove to be true in our experience. Every cloud has a silver lining and so has every sorrow,1918, George Jean Nathan, Performing Arts, page 222:But the most popular attitude toward what we may call "sad" plays is the peculiar one of believing that, since every cloud has a silver lining,	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
every cloud has a silver lining	There is something good in every unpleasant situation	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
on cloud nine	Very happy, blissful.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
On Cloud Nine	Be extremely excited, elated, and very happy	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
nemesis theory	Theory of animal extinction, suggesting that a sister star to the sun caused extinction of groups of animals such as dinosaurs. The theory holds that the movement of this as yet undiscovered star disrupts the Oort cloud of comets every 26 million years, resulting in the Earth suffering an increased bombardment from comets at these times.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
thought bubble	A rounded or cloud-shaped outline, containing words, representing thought in a cartoon.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
red mist	Anger sufficient to cloud judgement, to stop clear thinking.	Rate it: (2.00 / 1 vote)
'tis an ill wind that blows no good	Similar to "every cloud has a silver lining" or "one man's gain is another's loss". This expression appeared in John Heywood's 1546 proverb collection and remains so well known that it is often shortened. (www.dictionary.com}	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
après la pluie le beau temps	Every cloud has a silver lining.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
être aux anges	to be on cloud nine, to be on top of the world	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
get some zzzzzz's	Comic Strip person was pictured as 'sleeping' with a number of letter 'Z,Z,Z,Z,Z's' in overhead cloud:	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)