relapse into (something)
relapse into (something)
To return to a former state or condition after an apparent or partial recovery. The patient relapsed into a psychotic state due to an incorrect prescription of medication. He had been sober for nearly 20 years, but he relapsed into heavy drinking after the death of his daughter.
See also: relapse
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
relapse into something
to experience a return to a worse condition. Valerie relapsed into a coma in the afternoon. Mary relapsed into her depression after a brief period of normalcy.
See also: relapse
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- relapse
- relapse into
- lap of the gods
- in good/poor/etc. state of repair
- regress
- regress to
- regress to (something)
- be in a sorry state
- yellow state
- red state