turn over a new leaf

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.
Categories: verb world
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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