turn over a new leaf
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turn over a new leaf (third-person singular simple present turns over a new leaf, present participle turning over a new leaf, simple past and past participle turned over a new leaf)
- (idiomatic) 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.
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- (determination to do what is wrong or destructive): break bad
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to engage in self-improvement
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- “turn over a new leaf”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “turn over a new leaf” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “turn over a new leaf” (US) / “turn over a new leaf” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.