faire table rase
French edit
Etymology edit
From table rase.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
- to start again from scratch, to start again with a clean slate
- 1871, “L'Internationale”, Eugène Pottier (lyrics), Pierre De Geyter (music):
- Du passé faisons table rase / Foule esclave, debout ! debout ! / Le monde va changer de base : / Nous ne sommes rien, soyons tout !
- Of the past let us wipe the slate clean / Masses, slaves, arise, arise / The world is about to change its foundation / We are nothing, let us be all