- turn over a new leaf
- phrasal to make a change for the better especially in one's way of living
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
turn over a new leaf
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turn over a new leaf — {v. phr.} To start afresh; to have a new beginning. * / Don t be sad, Jane, Sue said. A divorce is not the end of the world. Just turn over a new leaf and you will soon be happy again. / Compare: CLEAN SLATE … Dictionary of American idioms
turn over a new leaf — {v. phr.} To start afresh; to have a new beginning. * / Don t be sad, Jane, Sue said. A divorce is not the end of the world. Just turn over a new leaf and you will soon be happy again. / Compare: CLEAN SLATE … Dictionary of American idioms
turn over a new leaf — ► turn over a new leaf start to act or behave in a better way. Main Entry: ↑leaf … English terms dictionary
turn over a new leaf — REFORM, improve, mend one s ways, make a fresh start, change for the better; informal go straight. → leaf * * * phrasal : to make a radical change especially for the better in one s way of living or doing turned over a new leaf at forty and… … Useful english dictionary
turn over a new leaf — make a fresh start I m going to turn over a new leaf and begin to practice the piano every day. Digest 20/2002 to change one s bad ways and begin to lead a better life The man promised the judge that he was finished with his life of crime and… … Idioms and examples
turn over a new leaf — If a person turns over a new leaf, they decide to change their behaviour and lead a better life. When Ted left prison, he was determined to turn over a new leaf … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
turn\ over\ a\ new\ leaf — v. phr. To start afresh; to have a new beginning. Don t be sad, Jane, Sue said. A divorce is not the end of the world. Just turn over a new leaf and you will soon be happy again. Compare: clean slate … Словарь американских идиом
turn over a new leaf — verb To engage in self improvement; to begin a good habit or shed a bad habit. Every year he resolves to turn over a new leaf and start exercising … Wiktionary
turn over a new leaf — how many released prisoners actually turn over a new leaf? Syn: reform, improve, mend one s ways, make a fresh start, change for the better; informal go straight … Thesaurus of popular words
turn over a new leaf — begin living by a new set of rules or values Since Bob stopped drinking he s turned over a new leaf … English idioms
turn over a new leaf — to start behaving in a better way. Apparently he s turned over a new leaf and he s not drinking any more … New idioms dictionary
