a blessing in disguise
idiomPart ofblessing
a blessing in disguise — idiom
1. an event that first looks unlucky but later helps you.
1.idiom
Definition
an event that first looks unlucky but later helps you.
Example
Missing the last bus was a blessing in disguise, because Mei met her future boss while walking home.
The apartment leak seemed awful, but it was a blessing in disguise after the mold was found.