on the mend
English
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Prepositional phrase
edit- (of persons and their health) Healing or recovering, as from an injury or illness.
- My foot is on the mend but it still hurts to walk.
- 2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 44:
- My stress and frustration resulted in a spastic colon and the need for weeks of medication. While on the mend, another avenue [for funding] was suggested to me - individual Jewish philanthropists.
- (figurative, of situations or things) Improving or undergoing restoration to a previous, more favorable condition.
- Our marriage went through a difficult time, but now it is on the mend.
Translations
editHealing or recovering
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Improving
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