meaning of idiom

[rabeea suhail]

what is the real meaning of 'turn the corner?
is it 'turn to corner' or turn the corner'
i read it somewhere in a book, the sentence was
THE DOCTOR SAID THAT THE PATIENT HAS TURNED THE CORNER.

[proof.beh]

what is the real meaning of 'turn the corner?
is it 'turn to corner' or turn the corner'
i read it somewhere in a book, the sentence was
THE DOCTOR SAID THAT THE PATIENT HAS TURNED THE CORNER.

if something or someone turns the corner, their situation starts to improve after a difficult period.

I think the sentence given above means

Doctor said that the disease of patient has improved after a difficult period!

Not a teacher

[RonBee]

The doctor said that the patient has turned the corner.

The patient improved.

(The disease didn't improve. The patient improved.)

[proof.beh]

The patient improved.

(The disease didn't improve. The patient improved.)

Ron, I think if your disease improves, then you are going to be fine!
Otherwise, how a patient is going to be fine while his illness does not show any improvement?

That is all!

Not a Teacher!

P

[RonBee]

The health of the disease and the health of the patient are directly opposed to each other. If the disease gets better the patient gets worse, and vice versa.

[proof.beh]

The health of the disease and the health of the patient are directly opposed to each other. If the disease gets better the patient gets worse, and vice versa.

I think your idea must be missing the mark, as I can see it eventually different from what I've seen in the movies, magazines and etc.

'Untreatable Eye Disease Improves With Avastin'

This was a headline of a medical magazine that I just read it!

Cheers,
P

[RonBee]

I think your idea must be missing the mark, as I can see it eventually different from what I've seen in the movies, magazines and etc.

'Untreatable Eye Disease Improves With Avastin'

This was a headline of a medical magazine that I just read it!

This was a headline in a medical magazine that I just read.

"'Untreatable Eye Disease Improves With Avastin'" - Google Search

It is true (as the above links attests) that that usage is possible. However, if a patient has malaria and the malaria virus is killed then the patient improves. As long as the malaria virus thrives then the patient remains sick.

[RonBee]

I think your idea must be missing the mark, as I can see it eventually different from what I've seen in the movies, magazines and etc.

I think your idea must be missing the mark, as it is different from what I've seen in the movies, magazines, etc.

[BobK]

This was a headline in a medical magazine that I just read.

"'Untreatable Eye Disease Improves With Avastin'" - Google Search

It is true (as the above links attests) that that usage is possible. However, if a patient has malaria and the malaria virus is killed then the patient improves. As long as the malaria virus thrives then the patient remains sick.

This inverse proportion accounts for a joke my wife often cracks:

Me: How's your cold?
She: Oh, it's doing fine, I still feel like Hell though.

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[eslkorea]

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