转败为功

Pinyin: zhuǎn bài wéi gōng Usage: 兼语式；作谓语、定语；含褒义 Explanation: 指将失败转化为胜利。 Source: 汉·贾谊《新书·铜布》故善为天下者，因祸而为福，转败而为功。”《战国策·燕策一》圣人之制事也，转祸而为福，因败而为功。” Thesaurus:  change from danger into safety, fall on one's legs, fall on one's legs, Survivor, bring about a complete turnabout, pull out of the fire, turn the tables (on someone), Turn into a defeat for the, Turn the calamity for the blessing, Disaster for the Fu-turn