avoir de la chance dans son malheur
French
Etymology
Literally, “to have luck in one's misfortune.”
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.vwaʁ də la ʃɑ̃s dɑ̃ sɔ̃ ma.lœʁ/
Verb
avoir de la chance dans son malheur
- to have been lucky in one's misfortune (used when a situation could have been worse)
See also
- un mal pour un bien