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come back stronger

recover and improve after a setback

To come back stronger is to recover from a difficult experience and return in a better or more successful condition.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

The project failed completely.

Maybe, but we can come back stronger next time.

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She lost her first match but came back stronger the following week.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: The team came back more strong.

Say: The team came back stronger.

Short adjectives like “strong” take -er: “stronger”, not “more strong”.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

come back stronger; came back stronger; come back even stronger

Your turn: say it out loud

She lost her first match but came back stronger the following week.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

come back stronger

recover and improve after a setback

“She lost her first match but came back stronger the following week.”

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