get well

get well

To recover one's health. Joan was in the hospital last month, but she's gotten well since then. I heard you have the flu, so I hope you get well soon! I wish I knew I'd get well soon, but after I recover from this surgery, then I have to go through chemo.

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get well

to become healthy again. Ann had a cold for a week, and then she got well. Hurry up and get well!

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

get well

Recover from illness, as in I hope you get well soon. This idiom uses well in the sense of "in good health," a usage dating from the mid-1500s.

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.