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it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
どんなに悪い出来事でも、少なくとも誰かには利益をもたらすものです。もし誰にも利益を与えない行為や出来事であれば、それは極めて悪いと評価されるという意味です。 / どんな出来事も、たとえそれが悪いとされても、何らかの人には良い面があるとされます。したがって、全く誰にも良い影響を与えない事象は、非常に悪いものと考えられるという諺です。
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An action or occurrence must be very bad indeed if it brings no benefit to anyone.
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it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
When the town's only mill closed, the villagers sighed that it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good, since nearly every household relied on its wages.
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When the town's only mill closed, the villagers sighed that it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good, since nearly every household relied on its wages.
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