turn over a new leaf

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Figurative by the same metaphor as with turn the page.

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Basque: orrialdeko pasatu — to engage in self-improvement
• Basque: orria pasa — to engage in self-improvement
• Chinese Mandarin: 改過自新 /改过自新 (gǎiguòzìxīn) — to engage in self-improvement
• Chinese Mandarin: 棄舊圖新 /弃旧图新 (qìjiùtúxīn) — to engage in self-improvement
• Chinese Mandarin: 悔過自新 /悔过自新 (huǐguòzìxīn) — to engage in self-improvement
• Chinese Mandarin: 改行自新 (gǎixíngzìxīn) — to engage in self-improvement
• Chinese Mandarin: 重新做人 (chóngxīn zuòrén) — to engage in self-improvement
• Chinese Mandarin: 放下屠刀 (fàngxiàtúdāo) — to engage in self-improvement
• Danish: tage skeen i den anden hånd — to engage in self-improvement
• Finnish: kääntää uusi lehti — to engage in self-improvement
• French: tourner une nouvelle page — to engage in self-improvement
• German: ein neues Leben beginnen — to engage in self-improvement
• German: einen neuen Kapitel aufschlagen — to engage in self-improvement
• Japanese: 心を入れ替える (kokoro o irekaeru) — to engage in self-improvement
• Macedonian: свртува нов лист (svrtuva nov list) — to engage in self-improvement
• Polish: rozpoczynać nowy rozdział — to engage in self-improvement
• Polish: rozpocząć nowy rozdział — to engage in self-improvement
• Russian: нача́ть с чи́стого листа́ (načátʹ s čístovo listá) — to engage in self-improvement
• Russian: нача́ть жить по-но́вому (načátʹ žitʹ po-nóvomu) — to engage in self-improvement
• Spanish: pasar de página — to engage in self-improvement