a new lease on life

noun phrase

US
: 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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With horror maestro Mike Flanagan at the helm of the subsequent prequel, the spirit board-centric franchise got a new lease on life. Megan McCluskey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024 Six years later, optimism is growing again that the Comedy Central series set and shot in the Motor City may get a new lease on life. Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 27 Sep. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for a new lease on life 

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“A new lease on life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20new%20lease%20on%20life. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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