a new lease on life

noun phrase

: a chance to continue living or to become successful or popular again

This medicine gives patients a new lease on life.

After the movie was made, the book got a new lease on life.

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So to win is like a new lease on life, and that's just the difference a day makes on Survivor. —

Dalton Ross, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024 Another man, Naruse, receives Yusuke’s heart in a transplant, giving him a new lease on life. —

Sara Merican, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2024 Both songs contain pieces of the man that overcame uncertainty to find a new lease on life, personally and creatively. —

Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 20 Sep. 2024 Jodie Foster has had a new lease on life since entering her sixth decade. —

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