on the mend

1. Recovering one's health, as in I heard you had the flu, but I'm glad to see you're on the mend. This idiom uses mend in the sense of “repair.” [c. 1800]

Example Sentences

This isn’t the first time Muniz has found himself on the mend.

From Los Angeles Times

Irwin wrote that after "13 years of fighting for answers" and two surgeries where she had 51 lesions, a cyst and her appendix removed, she was finally on the mend.

From BBC

Manager Dave Roberts said help is on the way, with several key relievers on the mend.

From Los Angeles Times

JP Sears and Nestor Cortes will add depth to a rotation on the mend.

From Los Angeles Times

Ethan still struggles with kidney pain on a daily basis, but does feel he is on the mend.

From BBC

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