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put/set sb right
informalDefinition
› to stop someone believing something that is not true, or to correct them by telling them the truth: She thought she wouldn't have to work hard, but we soon put her right on that.Correcting and mendingEditing and compiling › to make someone feel better: A good night's sleep will soon put you right.Recovering from illness
(Definition of put/set sb right from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Recovering from illness
Synonyms and related words:
- be on the mend idiom
- bounce back phrasal verb
- clear (sth) up phrasal verb (ILLNESS)
- come round phrasal verb (BECOME CONSCIOUS)
- convalesce verb
- convalescence noun
- correct verb
- corrective adjective
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- recuperative adjective
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