B1idiomhealthIELTS-friendly
prevention is better than cure
USUK
it is easier to stop a problem happening than to fix it later
Same image as Vietnamese 'phòng bệnh hơn chữa bệnh'. British form; Americans more often say 'an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure'. Also used outside health.
In context
Prevention is better than cure, so I get a check-up every year even when I feel fine.
The city should fix the drains before the rainy season; prevention is better than cure.
More idioms about health
- a clean bill of healtha doctor's statement, after an examination, that someone is healthy
- a new lease of lifenew energy, or a chance to be active or useful again
- a ripe old agea very old age, reached in good health
- a second windnew energy that lets you continue after you felt too tired
- a shadow of your former selfmuch weaker, thinner or less impressive than before