things are looking up

things are looking up

Things are or appear to be improving or becoming more hopeful. Things are looking up for families across the country as the economy continues to rebound. I just found out that I got the job I wanted—things are really looking up!

See also: look, thing, up

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Things are looking up.

Conditions are looking better. Since I got a salary increase, things are looking up. Things are looking up at school. I'm doing better in all my classes.

See also: look, Thing, up

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

things are looking up

Matters are improving; see under look up.

See also: look, thing, up

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.