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turn over a new leaf

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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.
See also: leaf, new, over, turn
turn over a new leaf
to start behaving in a different way. Apparently he's turned over a new leaf and he's not drinking any more.
Usage notes: usually suggesting an improvement in behavior
Related vocabulary: turn the page
See also: leaf, new, over, turn
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And after supper he talked to him about temperance and such things till the old man cried, and said he'd been a fool, and fooled away his life; but now he was a-going to turn over a new leaf and be a man nobody wouldn't be ashamed of, and he hoped the judge would help him and not look down on him.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain, Mark View in context
Besides, I want to turn over a new leaf completely now.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Godfrey didn't turn over a new leaf, he might say "Good-bye" to Miss Nancy Lammeter.
Silas Marner by Eliot, George View in context
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