time heals all wounds

idiom

—used to say that feelings of sadness, disappointment, etc., gradually go away as time passes

I thought I would never be able to love again, but, as they say, time heals all wounds.

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But time heals all wounds, as was demonstrated today when the couple dug out their original reception looks in celebration of their silver wedding anniversary. —

Leah Dolan, CNN, 4 July 2024

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