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get better

Idioms  
  1. Improve; recover one's health. For example, I just started studying Japanese, and I hope to get better soon, or The doctor said I could expect to get better within a couple of days. Also see get well.


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So the activism community needs to get better, the media community needs to get better, and the politicians who care about this need to be more active about leading on it.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026

Architects don’t hand clients a blank canvas; they present three well-considered options and get better decisions for it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

I need to get better about listening to my own voice.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

"I think that's one thing that we can get better at, for sure," he told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“I pray every day that someday I will get better like you.”

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

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