take a turn for the better

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Verb

take a turn for the better (third-person singular simple present takes a turn for the better, present participle taking a turn for the better, simple past took a turn for the better, past participle taken a turn for the better)

(idiomatic) To start to become better; to improve.

Antonyms

take a turn for the worse

Translations

start to become better

Chinese:
Mandarin: 好轉／好转 (zh) (hǎozhuǎn)
Danish: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: kääntyä paremmaksi (fi)
Japanese: 好転する
Portuguese: mudar para melhor
Russian: улучша́ться (ru) impf (ulučšátʹsja), улу́чшиться (ru) pf (ulúčšitʹsja)

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