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get well collapse: improve in health; "He got well fast"

back talk collapse

snap out of it collapse

rejoinder collapse: (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication; a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"

quip collapse

survive collapse: continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"; continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds"

weather the storm collapse

wisecrack collapse: witty remark; make a comment, usually ironic

get over collapse: to bring (a necessary but unpleasant task) to an end; "Let's get this job over with"; "It's a question of getting over an unpleasant task"

reverberation collapse

come round collapse: change one's position or opinion; "He came around to our point of view"

reply collapse: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"

countermeasure collapse: an action taken to offset another action

antiphon collapse: a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response

gibe collapse

counterstroke collapse

repartee collapse: adroitness and cleverness in reply

receipt collapse: an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made; mark or stamp as paid

rescript collapse: a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality

bounce back collapse

come back collapse: be restored; "Her old vigor returned"; even the score, in sports

comeback collapse: return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity

recover collapse: regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate"; cover anew; "recover a chair"; get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"; regain or make up for; "recuperate one's losses"

riposte collapse: (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge; make a return thrust; "his opponent riposted"

go places collapse

have it made collapse

go far collapse: extend in importance or range; "His accomplishments go far"

recuperation collapse

live down collapse

fleer collapse: contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words; to smirk contemptuously

come to collapse: return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection"; attain; "The horse finally struck a pace"

make amends collapse

reimburse collapse: pay back for some expense incurred; "Can the company reimburse me for my professional travel?"

make headway collapse

indemnify collapse: secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for; "This plan indemnifies workers against wages lost through illness"

replication collapse: the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion; "scientists will not believe an experimental result until they have seen at least one replication"; (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer; (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division

expiate collapse: make amends for; "expiate one's sins"

arrive collapse: reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"; succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!"

repay collapse

propitiate collapse: make peace with

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