she'd win her back
She kept pursuing her acting ,first in school plays, then in community theater and small professionla jobs in television, sure her mother would be elated and that she'd win her back.

what does"win her back" mean? Does it mean that the girl win her mother?

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she'd win her back
She kept pursuing her acting ,first in school plays, then in community theater and small professionla jobs in television, sure her mother would be elated and that she'd win her back.

what does"win her back" mean? Does it mean that the girl win her mother?

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They probably had some sort of falling out (an argument) and she wanted to get her mother's affection or respect back.

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It means she would regain her mother's approval.