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On the Mend
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, U# G" ?; y+ G# U& lMeaning: things are getting better, espcially illness and bad mood.! y# h: b+ [1 n8 e
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Online Dicationary explains as follows:* {9 c& I& Z! B1 R5 W: B* l
10. on the mend, a. recovering from an illness. 8 C( Q0 L, g8 `& v4 B+ a5 I) `
b. improving in general, as a state of affairs: The breach between father and son is on the mend. - D! q) P# V: M+ x9 J6 N8 _
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/on%20the%20mend
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I learned this on the cartoon The Simpson's, when Bart faked the sickness to avoid another failuer in his Grade 4 tests that would qualify him for moving foward to Grade 5. |
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