rise from the ashes
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Meaning · English
To recover or become successful again after a difficult situation
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
phục hồi hoặc thành công lại sau tình huống khó khăn
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Literally: a phoenix rising from ashes
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
Despite the crushing of the students, he still hoped that ' a phoenix will rise up from the ashes. '
ICM — the newcomer that rose from the ashes of Marplan — is owned by its management.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “rise from the ashes” mean?
To recover or become successful again after a difficult situation Literally: a phoenix rising from ashes
Is “rise from the ashes” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.