(all) for the best

idiom

used to say that something will have a good result even though it was not the intended result
I won't be able to go, but maybe it's all for the best. I have a lot of work to do anyway.

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“(all) for the best.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28all%29%20for%20the%20best. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.

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