Meaning of A BLESSING IN DISGUISE - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles
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So a blessing is something good that happens
to you, and a disguise is something you wear
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when you don't want people to recognize you.
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But a blessing in disguise is when something
bad happens to you but it ends up being a
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really good thing.
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You just don't realize it until later.
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A good example of this would be maybe you
had a really good job and one day you lose
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your job.
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Your boss comes in and says, "We're letting
you go.
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We don't need you anymore."
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And you go home sad because you really liked
your job and you really wanted to keep working
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there.
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But then because you lost your job you are
suddenly able to go and find a better job.
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And down the road a ways maybe you find a
job that pays even more.
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So in that situation you would say that losing
your job was a blessing in disguise.
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