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New brooms sweep clean. and A new broom sweeps clean.
Prov. Someone who is new in a particular job will do a very good job at first, to prove how competent he or she is. Jill: That new supervisor is awfully strict. Jane: New brooms sweep clean. The new teacher immediately flunked three of the laziest students. "A new broom sweeps clean," one of the students shrugged.
See also: clean, new, sweep
a new broom
a new leader of an organization who makes a lot of changes and improvements There was a feeling that White had been in charge long enough and that what was needed was a new broom.
See also: new
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One of his horns curled up past his eye, and the other was broomed back to a heavy point.
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