kiss (something) better

To kiss an injury so that someone, usually a child, will feel better. Oh, did you bonk your elbow? Let Mommy kiss it better. You actually shouldn't kiss scrapes and cuts better—you could introduce bacteria and get the wound infected.

ˌkiss something ˈbetter

(spoken) take away the pain of an injury by kissing it: Come here and let me kiss it better.

See also: better, kiss, something

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kiss (something) better
all to the better
so much the better
ideally
be better placed
be well, ideally, better, etc. placed for something/to do something
couldn't be better
better than
make a better door than a window
had better (do something)

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kiss something better

kiss (something) better

ˌkiss something ˈbetter