JLPT N3Proverbs

雨降って地固まる

Meaning
もめごとや困難があった後、かえって物事が安定する
Explanation
「雨降って地固まる」 means that, just as the ground packs down firmly after rain falls, after a dispute or difficulty, things actually settle and improve more than before. It is a positive meaning, the opposite of c2's "cannot return to how it was."
Original Japanese explanation

「雨降って地固まる」は、雨が降った後に地面が固く締まるように、もめごとや困難があった後、かえって物事が前より安定して良くなるという意味です。c2 の「元に戻らない」とは逆の前向きな意味です。

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