start fresh
Wipe the slate
To start fresh is to begin again without the burden of past mistakes, failures, or complications.
The phrase implies wiping the slate clean and approaching something with renewed energy or perspective: After the divorce, she moved across the country to start fresh.
It suggests both a clean break from what came before and optimism about what lies ahead.
- begin againStart from scratch
- clean slateRecord wiped clear
- tabula rasaUnmarked mental starting point
- new beginningChance to start again
- resetRestore to original state
back to basics · square one · reboot · ground zero · dawn · brand new day · rebirth · renewal · clean break · blank page · wipe clean · reinvent · second chance · new chapter · new leaf · do-over · revive · rejuvenate
- resolutionslose weight, quit smoking, save money, eat healthy, get fit
- Personal Changereform, repent, turn over a new leaf, straighten up, improve
- initiativetake action, taking initiative, go for it, initiating, take the lead
- movingmoving, moving truck, move out, move in, movers
- changechange, flux, transformation, metamorphosis, alteration