looking up

getting better or improving Things are certainly looking up now that the tourists are coming back.

Usage notes: often used humorously in the phrase things are looking up when a situation is not good: Well, we're out of food but at least we've got a bottle of wine – things are looking up!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Clarence	['klærəns]
River	RIV-ər	English (Modern)
Nediljko	-	Croatian
Amelia	ə-MEE-lee-ə (English), ə-MEEL-yə (English), ah-ME-lyah (Italian), ah-ME-lee-ah (German)	English, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic
Linh	LEENG, LEEN	Vietnamese
Anastazja	ah-nah-STAHZ-yah	Polish