blank sheet
Nothing written yet
A blank sheet is a piece of paper with nothing written or printed on it.
Figuratively, a blank sheet (or blank slate) suggests starting fresh without preconceptions or prior commitments: The new CEO treated the company's strategy as a blank sheet.
In sports, a blank sheet or clean sheet means a goalkeeper conceded no goals.
- tabula rasaUnmarked mental starting point
- empty pageSheet without any writing
- pageNoble's young assistant
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- lined paperWriting surface with guides
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