for the better

for the better
*for the better
to be an improvement. (*Typically: be\for the better; be a change \for the better.) •

A change of government would be for the better.

A new winter coat would certainly be for the better.

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{adj.} or {adv. phr.} With a better result; for something that is better. * /The doctor felt that moving Father to a dry climate would be for the better./ * /The new large print in the book is a change for the better./ Compare: TAKE A TURN. Contrast: FOR THE WORSE.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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