"revenir de loin" meaning in French

See revenir de loin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ʁə.v(ə).niʁ də lwɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-revenir de loin.wav
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} revenir de loin
  1. (figuratively) to have had a close shave; to have come a long way; to have been to hell and back (to have made a spectacular recovery) Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-revenir_de_loin-fr-verb-XBYg0qTQ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

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