wipe the slate clean
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wipe the slate clean
- /ˌwaɪp ðə sleɪt ˈkliːn/
verb wipes the slate clean · wiping the slate clean · wiped the slate clean
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To make a fresh start, for example by forgetting about previous differences and disagreements.
Similar: draw a sponge over the slate, pass a sponge over the slate, bury the hatchet · Opposite: hold a grudge
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verb to make a fresh start, forgetting differences
| Español | hacer borrón y cuenta nueva |
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| 中文 | 一筆勾銷 /一笔勾销 yībǐgōuxiāo |
| Português | começar do zero |
| Français | passer l'éponge, remettre les compteurs à zéro |
| Deutsch | reinen Tisch machen |
| Русский | нача́ть с чи́стого листа́ načátʹ s čístovo listá, нача́ть всё сы́знова načátʹ vsjo sýznova, сбро́сить груз ста́рых оши́бок sbrósitʹ gruz stáryx ošíbok |
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