started afresh
Wiped the slate
To start afresh is to begin again from scratch, setting aside previous attempts or circumstances: After the divorce, she moved to a new city and started afresh.
The phrase implies a clean slate—abandoning what came before rather than building on it.
More common in British than American English, where "start fresh" or "start over" often appears instead.
- clean slateRecord wiped clear
- renewedMade valid again
- rebootCycle power intentionally
- second chanceRenewed opportunity after failure
- new lease on lifeRenewed vitality and purpose
beginning · turn over a new leaf · rejuvenated · relaunch · new chapter · reinvention · reset · do-over · from scratch · back to square one · commencement · revived · rebirth · reawakening · resumption · genesis · introduction · outset
started afreshcarried on
Continued doing something
resumed · persisted · kept going · built upon · followed through
start, started, starts, starting, starter, starters, restart, restarted, restarting