turn over a new leaf

turn over a new leaf
Synonyms and related words:
accommodate, acculturate, adapt, adjust, advance, alter, ameliorate, amend, better, boost, break up, bring forward, change, civilize, convert, deform, denature, diversify, edify, educate, elevate, emend, enhance, enlighten, enrich, fatten, favor, fit, forward, foster, go straight, improve, improve upon, lard, lift, make an improvement, meliorate, mend, mitigate, modify, modulate, mutate, new-model, nurture, overthrow, promote, qualify, raise, re-create, re-form, realign, rebuild, reclaim, reconstruct, redeem, redesign, refashion, refine upon, refit, reform, regenerate, remake, remodel, renew, reshape, restore self-respect, restructure, revamp, revive, ring the changes, set straight, shift the scene, shuffle the cards, socialize, straighten out, subvert, transfigure, transform, turn the scale, turn the tables, turn the tide, turn upside down, upgrade, uplift, vary, work a change, worsen

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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

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