idiom
nurse back to health
NERS BAK too HELTH
nɜːrs bæk tə hɛlθListen
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Syllable breakdown
nursebacktohealth
Dictionary meaning
to care for and tend to a sick or injured person or animal with attentive, patient, and sustained care until they have fully recovered; implies a devoted and hands-on process of recovery support involving monitoring, comfort, medication, and encouragement; used both literally for human caregiving and figuratively for restoring damaged institutions, relationships, or organisations to full functioning
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