time is a/the great healer
idiom
chiefly British
—used to say that feelings of sadness, disappointment, etc., gradually go away as time passes
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“Time is a/the great healer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20is%20a%2Fthe%20great%20healer. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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