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

We're all split up in so many ways, but I'm certain we are all better when we're all together on things.

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2024

She claims to be all better by the time she lays her head on her pillow that night — “Goodnight, Barbies! I’m definitely not thinking about death anymore” — but it’s too late.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2024

They are all better off without my intervention, in whatever they do.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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