Idiom
take the cure
Meaning
To enter into a rehabilitation program.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He decided to take the cure to get sober.”
“After his family staged an intervention, he finally agreed to take the cure at a local clinic.”
“Recognizing that his addiction had become insurmountable, he sought professional help and resolved to take the cure in a secluded facility.”
Examples
simple
“He decided to take the cure to get sober.”
contextual
“After his family staged an intervention, he finally agreed to take the cure at a local clinic.”
complex
“Recognizing that his addiction had become insurmountable, he sought professional help and resolved to take the cure in a secluded facility.”
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