Idiom
mend one's ways
Meaning
To recognise one's failings and attempt to remedy them.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He promised to mend his ways after the argument.”
“After failing his final exams, he realized he needed to mend his ways and start studying seriously.”
“The judge offered the young offender a chance to mend his ways through community service rather than sending him to prison.”
Examples
simple
“He promised to mend his ways after the argument.”
contextual
“After failing his final exams, he realized he needed to mend his ways and start studying seriously.”
complex
“The judge offered the young offender a chance to mend his ways through community service rather than sending him to prison.”
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