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Synonyms

get better

Idioms  

  1. Improve; recover one's health. For example, I just started studying Japanese, and I hope to get better soon, or The doctor said I could expect to get better within a couple of days. Also see get well.

Example Sentences

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He added the NHS needed to get better at dealing with payroll issues like this.

From BBC

“That’s an internal personal question … as far as, can you repeat and continue to get better than what you’ve been,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times

Little by little, though, she’d start to get better, till she was coming close to being my mama again.

From Literature

The next morning I ran over to the brook, and before it could start gabbing, I told it, “Hey, Mama’s going to get better and pretty soon every-thing’s going to be just the way it was.”

From Literature

Most people get better with one or two weeks' bed rest, but for some flu can develop into pneumonia.

From BBC

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