Idiom
turn a setback into a comeback
Meaning
To use a difficult situation as an opportunity to learn and come back stronger than before.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He learned from his mistakes to turn a setback into a comeback.”
“After losing his job, he decided to start his own business and turn a setback into a comeback.”
“The athlete used the long months of injury recovery to refine her technique and successfully turn a setback into a comeback.”
Examples
simple
“He learned from his mistakes to turn a setback into a comeback.”
contextual
“After losing his job, he decided to start his own business and turn a setback into a comeback.”
complex
“The athlete used the long months of injury recovery to refine her technique and successfully turn a setback into a comeback.”
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