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a new broom sweeps clean

proverb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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proverb

Meaning 1

New management will often make radical changes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

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Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: càntir nou fa l'aigua fresca — new management will often make radical changes
  • Catalan: escombra nova escombra net — new management will often make radical changes
  • Chinese Mandarin: 新官上任三把火 (xīn guān shàngrèn sān bǎ huǒ) — new management will often make radical changes
  • Czech: nové koště dobře mete — new management will often make radical changes
  • Danish: nye koste fejer bedst — new management will often make radical changes
  • Dutch: nieuwe bezems vegen schoon — new management will often make radical changes
  • Finnish: uusi luuta lakaisee hyvin — new management will often make radical changes
  • German: neue Besen kehren gut — new management will often make radical changes
  • Hungarian: új seprű jól seper — new management will often make radical changes
  • Italian: scopa nuova scopa bene — new management will often make radical changes
  • Malay: ڤڽاڤو بارو — new management will often make radical changes
  • Malay: penyapu baru — new management will often make radical changes
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nye koster feier best — new management will often make radical changes
  • Polish: nowy szef, nowe porządki — new management will often make radical changes
  • Portuguese: vassoura nova varre bem — new management will often make radical changes
  • Russian: но́вая метла́ по-но́вому метёт (nóvaja metlá po-nóvomu metjót) — new management will often make radical changes
  • Spanish: escoba nueva barre bien — new management will often make radical changes
  • Vietnamese: có mới nới cũ — new management will often make radical changes