make a fresh/new start
idiom
: to start a new life
Her divorce gave her an opportunity to make a fresh/new start.
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Franklin Warren hopes to make a fresh start in Bethany as an investigator for the Vermont State Police’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation, distancing himself from Boston, which is full of memories of his deceased wife.
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Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
Even though The Bee’s digital archive is an amazing resource that puts thousands of news stories within easy reach at sacbee.com, this historical record can also become an insurmountable obstacle for those seeking to make a new start.
—Sacramento Bee, 7 June 2024
The story follows South Korean immigrants trying to make a new start as farmers in the American Midwest in the 1980s — a plan that puts husband Jacob (Steven Yeun) and wife Monica (Han Ye-ri) increasingly at odds with one another as the circumstances stack up against them.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
Now, this shy, self-questioning and clearly troubled teen is counting on a foreign exchange program to make a fresh start, escaping to Leipzig, Germany, to get away from the mean girls back home in Strasbourg, France.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Feb. 2024
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Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
Even though The Bee’s digital archive is an amazing resource that puts thousands of news stories within easy reach at sacbee.com, this historical record can also become an insurmountable obstacle for those seeking to make a new start.
—Sacramento Bee, 7 June 2024
The story follows South Korean immigrants trying to make a new start as farmers in the American Midwest in the 1980s — a plan that puts husband Jacob (Steven Yeun) and wife Monica (Han Ye-ri) increasingly at odds with one another as the circumstances stack up against them.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
Now, this shy, self-questioning and clearly troubled teen is counting on a foreign exchange program to make a fresh start, escaping to Leipzig, Germany, to get away from the mean girls back home in Strasbourg, France.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Feb. 2024
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“Make a fresh/new start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20a%20fresh%2Fnew%20start. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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