turn over a new leaf
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turn over a new leaf
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Figurative by the same metaphor as with turn the page.
verb turns over a new leaf · turning over a new leaf · turned over a new leaf
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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.
Similar: start with a clean sheet, turn the page
Opposite: break bad
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verb
Opposite: break bad
Translations
Every language
verb to engage in self-improvement
| Español | pasar de página |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 心を入れ替える kokoro o irekaeru |
| 中文 | 改過自新 /改过自新 gǎiguòzìxīn, 棄舊圖新 /弃旧图新 qìjiùtúxīn, 悔過自新 /悔过自新 huǐguòzìxīn, 改行自新 gǎixíngzìxīn, 重新做人 chóngxīn zuòrén, 放下屠刀 fàngxiàtúdāo |
| Français | tourner une nouvelle page |
| Deutsch | ein neues Leben beginnen, einen neuen Kapitel aufschlagen |
| Русский | нача́ть с чи́стого листа́ načátʹ s čístovo listá, нача́ть жить по-но́вому načátʹ žitʹ po-nóvomu |
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