on the mend in English

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{
  "etymology_text": ": on the mend < → δείτε τις λέξεις on, the και mend",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "on the mend"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The patient is starting to be on the mend.",
          "translation": "Ο άρρωστος άρχισε να παίρνει πάνω του."
        },
        {
          "text": "The patient is on the mend.",
          "translation": "Ο άρρωστος τα πάει καλά."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "παίρνω πάνω μου, τα πάει καλά"
      ],
      "id": "el-on_the_mend-en-phrase-u0pbOKr2",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ιδιωματισμός",
        "για υγεία"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "on the mend"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": ": on the mend < → δείτε τις λέξεις on, the και mend",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "on the mend"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The patient is starting to be on the mend.",
          "translation": "Ο άρρωστος άρχισε να παίρνει πάνω του."
        },
        {
          "text": "The patient is on the mend.",
          "translation": "Ο άρρωστος τα πάει καλά."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "παίρνω πάνω μου, τα πάει καλά"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "ιδιωματισμός",
        "για υγεία"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "on the mend"
}

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"on the mend" meaning in English

Phrase