all better

Idioms

Completely healed or cured, as in Once we've bandaged it up, you'll be all better. This term is often used to comfort a child who has been hurt. It uses all in the sense of “entirely” and better in the sense of “cured.” The usage has been in the language since a.d. 1000.

Example Sentences

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Some carriers handled it all better than others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

"In February, we rescued 53 boys, and we got them all better," she said.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2024

Larry David’s existence has made us all better, and we all need to give him his flowers right now.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2024

My hope is that by thoughtfully exploring a topic fraught with stigma and misunderstanding, we can all better support our friends and family who experience depression.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2023

“We are all better off together, that’s what I think. Let’s turn here, the street is shaded.”

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023