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On the Mend
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6 A! s! w5 z+ n& xMeaning: things are getting better, espcially illness and bad mood.; m8 K5 F+ W% f4 J, \; [
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Online Dicationary explains as follows:
# I9 P4 g; X3 O# u4 w) v10. on the mend, a. recovering from an illness.
6 i5 r, m7 K# ^b. improving in general, as a state of affairs: The breach between father and son is on the mend. % t2 y6 S# ]: q4 O( \8 e
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4 F' e) @/ ^( v$ k- m+ U: R& S6 uI 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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