heal

heal (someone) of (something)

To cure someone of a particular ailment (named after "of"); to restore someone's health. My doctor seems to think that only a surgeon can heal me of this back pain.
See also: heal, of

heal over

To heal or mend, usually of an injury or wound that has broken the skin. The doctor didn't' t give me stitches because he thinks my cut will heal over pretty quickly on its own.
See also: heal, over

heal up

1. To heal or mend, as of a wound or injury. The doctor didn't give me stitches because he thinks my cut will heal up pretty quickly on its own. Will it really take three months for my broken leg to heal up?
2. To recover or be restored to health following an injury or illness. The injured player spent most of the season healing up. Don't worry, we'll make sure your shifts are covered. You just stay home and heal up.
3. To repair or restore someone or something to health. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "heal" and "up." This ointment will help heal up that cut a lot quicker. Don't worry, the medical team here will heal you up in no time.
See also: heal, up

physician, heal thyself

proverb Do not rebuke or correct someone else for the very faults or problems of which you yourself are guilty. A: "You coddle Tommy way too much—you need to be stricter with him!" B: "Me? You give in to every demand he makes. Sheesh—physician, heal thyself!"
See also: heal, thyself

time heals all wounds

proverb Emotional pain lessens over time. I know it's hard to consider now, as you're grieving, but time heals all wounds. I'm sure you will reconcile with Kathleen eventually. After all, time heals all wounds.
See also: all, heal, time, wound

well-heeled

Wealthy. The foundation relies on big donations from well-heeled citizens.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

heal over

[for the surface of a wound] to heal. The wound healed over very quickly, and there was very little scarring. I hope it will heal over without having to be stitched.
See also: heal, over

heal someone of something

to cure someone's ailments. Are you the doctor who healed me of my wounds? Can any doctor heal us of a common cold?
See also: heal, of

heal up

[for an injury] to heal. The cut healed up in no time at all.
See also: heal, up

Physician, heal thyself.

Prov. Do not rebuke someone for a fault or problem you have yourself. (Biblical.) Ellen: You're such a spendthrift. You should go on a strict budget. Fred: But you manage money even worse than I do! Physician, heal thyself. Jane: You look like you're gaining weight. You should probably get more exercise. Alan: Physician, heal thyself. You're getting a little pudgy, too.
See also: heal, thyself

well-heeled

 and well-fixed; well-off
Fig. wealthy; with sufficient money. My uncle can afford a new car. He's well-heeled. Everyone in his family is well-off.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

physician, heal thyself

before attempting to correct others, make sure that you aren't guilty of the same faults yourself. proverb
This expression alludes to Luke 4:23: ‘And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country’.
See also: heal, thyself
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

well-fixed

and well-heeled
1. mod. rich. His father died and left him pretty well-fixed.
2. and well-healed mod. alcohol intoxicated. You might say he is well-heeled. You might say he’s dead drunk, too.

well-heeled

verb
See well-fixed

well-healed

verb
See well-fixed
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • heal (someone) of (something)
  • heal of
  • get someone's dander up, to
  • cover
  • get over
  • get over it
  • grab (someone or something) by the throat
  • grab someone by the throat
  • grab someone/something by the throat
  • magic bullet
References in periodicals archive
HEAL helps build cities where people can purchase healthy food and can walk, bike or use public transit to get to school, work and commerce.
HEAL Cities Campaign supports healthy communities in California and beyond
To investigate the types of cracks that can be healed, different crack diameters (1 mm, 0.25 mm and l0[micro]m) were placed on the center of the matrix at different angles (30 degrees and 60 degrees).
Can castings heal themselves? the capacity of bones to heal their own cracks has inspired researchers to turn their attention to cast metals
In Jeremiah 3:22 and Hosea 14:4 God tells Israel he will "heal" their faithlessness (Hubbard, 1989)--to bring them salvation via a "therapy of love" (Mays, 1969, p.
God as healer: a closer look at biblical images of inner healing with guiding questions for counselors
Meador, Heal Thyself: Spirituality, Medicine, and the Distortion of Christianity (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003).
Healing in Luke, Madagascar, and elsewhere
The most compelling is this one: Not everyone is healed. This is the great stumbling block.
The stumbling block of healing: we pray for God's miraculous intervention. So why are we surprised when it comes?
"If an athlete goes back to playing before the bone is healed, he's at risk for more injury, which may prolong healing," says Dahm.
Pivotal move
They might ask a plant if it was good for eating, or for helping them heal.
Indigenous healing: revolving in the natural world: in the beginning, about the only thing that people had to occupy their time was survival, and the only thing they had to help them survive was nature
Childhood sexual abuse is a topic that, while difficult to read about, is one that must be confronted by both its victims and those who help them to heal. This book is devoted to the journey women victims of childhood sexual abuse take during their healing process.
Karen A. Duncan, Healing from the Trauma of Childhood Sexual Abuse The Journey for Women
The only treatment, the only way trust can be restored and the patient begin to heal, is for the caregiver to acknowledge the error, take responsibility--and apologize.
Full disclosure and apology--an idea whose time has come
The central belief is that God, who is the source of healing, continues to heal today through the church community, and endows spiritual gifts to individuals whom he uses as channels of his healing power.
The anthropological dimension of a patient's treatment: a response to Prof. Bernard Ugeux
The important examination of the Caribbean diaspora offers a significant way of interrogating these syncretic cultural spaces and the possibilities they allow for the transformation and re-expression of cultures as attempts to regain and heal history, memory and fragmented identities.
Margarite Fernandez Olmos and Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert, editors Healing Cultures: Art and Religion as Curative Practices in the Caribbean and Its Diaspora
When the damage to the tendon is microscopic, akin to the fraying of a rope, the injury will often heal itself.
Understanding tendon injury
Murray said a common cost estimate for a stage four decubitus is that it costs upwards of $85,000 to heal using traditional dry approaches.
Wound care: the moist-dry debate: which message is getting through?
How Can I Heal What Hurts?: Wholistic Healing and Bioenergies.
Benor, Daniel J. 2005. How Can I Heal What Hurts?: Wholistic Healing and Bioenergies
As you know, the forthcoming conference on world mission and evangelism (9-16 May 2005, Athens) will have as its theme, "Come, Holy Spirit, Heal and Reconcile: Called in Christ to be Reconciling and Healing Communities".
Report of the Moderator: Aram I, Catholicos of Cilicia