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setback into a comeback

setback into a comeback

5.0
A time when someone fails and later succeeds again
  • idiom
translation icon : convertir un revés en un regreso
  • After her injury, she turned her setback into a comeback and won the championship.

Examples

  • His ability to turn a setback into a comeback is inspiring.

  • His career is a classic setback into a comeback tale that motivates young athletes.

  • Companies often use stories of setback into a comeback to inspire employees during tough times.

  • Can you believe she made a setback into a comeback after losing her job?

  • After losing the championship, the team used their setback into a comeback to propel a remarkable success next season.

  • The author's latest novel, which overcame criticism and rejection, is a true setback into a comeback story.

  • Despite the initial failure, her determination transformed the setback into a comeback that inspired many.

Synonyms

recovery
vssetback into a comeback
217 2.7

Returning to a normal state after damage or loss

is a change into later success rather than just returning to normal
bounce-back
vssetback into a comeback
1 3.4

A quick recovery after a setback

is a process leading from failure to later success rather than a quick return

How Recovered

triumph
262 3.3
setback into a comeback
5.0
recovery
217 2.7
setback
148 3.6
slump
65 4.6

Surface Forms

setback into a comeback singular
setbacks into comebacks plural

Morphology

setback + into + a + comeback

The meaning — turning a negative event into a later success — is directly compositional: 'setback' (negative event) + 'into' (change into) + 'comeback' (renewed success) yields the intended sense. This change-of-state pattern is common across languages and follows basic English composition, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

The phrase setback into a comeback shows a simple image: imagine someone who trips or fails, a setback, then gets up and returns stronger, a comeback. That's why it means 'turning a failure or defeat into later success'.