clean slate
Meaning: A new beginning, usually achieved by removing any record of previous bad deeds (sentence 1) or debts (sentence 2).
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Category: Daily Life
Origin: The expression originates from the idea of a slate, the forerunner to the blackboard, which can be wiped clean to allow for new writing.
More idioms — Daily Life
- clean someone out — To take or steal everything someone has.
- clear the air — To resolve hidden resentment or uncover hidden thoughts.
- climb the walls — To be uneasy or restless.
- climb on the bandwagon — To join the crowd in following a popular position, cause, activity, or fashion.
- close shave — A narrow escape.
- closed-minded — Unwilling to consider new ideas.
More English idioms
- come full circle — To return (figuratively) to a point where one has been before.
- come home to roost — To return to cause trouble.
- clown around — To act silly.
- come off it! — A response to a statement that cannot be believed (sentence 1) or a behavior that must be…
- come out of one's shell — To stop being shy.
- come out smelling like a rose — To avoid blame that one deserves; to seem innocent.
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