idiom · neutral
on the road to recovery
UK/ɒn ðə rəʊd tuː rɪˈkʌvəri/US/ɑn ðə roʊd tu rɪˈkʌvəri/on·the·ROAD·to·re·CO·ver·y
beginning to get better after illness or difficulty
Examples
“After a week in hospital he is finally on the road to recovery.”
“The economy is on the road to recovery after last year's recession.”
“With good physiotherapy, she'll be on the road to recovery in no time.”
Band 8 sentence
“Following the operation and several weeks of careful rehab, he's clearly on the road to recovery.”
Collocations
- be on the road to recovery
- put someone on the road to recovery
Word family
Common mistakes
on the road of recovery→on the road to recovery
in the road to recovery→on the road to recovery
Say it for a higher band
5get better→6recover→7+on the road to recovery
Synonyms
on the mend
Easily confused
on the mend
“After a few days' rest he's on the mend and should return to work soon.”
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