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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by rabeea suhail

The doctor said that the patient has turned the corner.

The patient improved.

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

[proof.beh]

Originally Posted by RonBee

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by proof.beh

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]

Originally Posted by proof.beh

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]

Originally Posted by RonBee

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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