Idioms
See mend in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryon the mend
- (informal) getting better after an illness or injury; improving after a difficult situation
- My leg is definitely on the mend now.
- Does he believe the economy's really on the mend?
- They’ve been to see a counsellor and their relationship seems to be on the mend.
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