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Which of the following two are the correct usage of the phrase?
"Look on the bright side."
" "Look at the bright side."
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/look+on+the+bright+side
^ here it reads "On the bright side" is the correct idiom, but I just heard someone use "At the bright side" not over 3 minutes ago. ._.)
The usual phrasing of the idiom you are interested in is
Look on the bright side
which asks the listener to consider more positive meaning in a bad situation.
A popular example can be found here
Look at the bright side
may have the same intent as
(If you) look at the facts
(If you) look at the bright side
which tells the listener there are more positive meanings.
Look upon the bright side
might also be used in a more poetic style and still have the same meaning.
