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On the Mend
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8 E* v4 ^! ^, f. S& J: WMeaning: things are getting better, espcially illness and bad mood.( E5 q, m, T) L8 b
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; T) t/ p9 N$ b6 ~* s0 h10. on the mend, a. recovering from an illness. + t# g( a% |) V! d' e" z
b. improving in general, as a state of affairs: The breach between father and son is on the mend.
, l4 p1 k R0 ?, ]! o 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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