turn the page
Start a chapter
Turn the page means literally to flip to the next page of a book or document.
Figuratively, it means to move past something and begin anew: After the divorce, she was ready to turn the page.
The phrase suggests leaving behind what came before—closing one chapter of life to start another.
- move onAdvance past something
- new chapterDistinct period starting now
- let bygones be bygonesRelease past resentments mutually
- bury the hatchetEnd hostilities formally
- closureSense of emotional resolution
flip · continue · water under the bridge · clean slate · wipe the slate clean · acceptance · new beginning · fresh start · start fresh · forgiveness · next chapter · progression · healing · peruse · letting go · transition · renewal · catharsis
- turn phrasesabout face, turning point
- literary idiomscatch-22, red herring, white whale, chapter and verse, by the book
- Book Idiomsby the book, closed book, open book, hit the books, cover to cover
- Moving Onlet go, move on, closure, acceptance, fresh start
- adaptabilityadapt, flexibility, resilience, adaptability, pliability
- changechange, flux, transformation, metamorphosis, alteration
turn the pagelive in the past
Fixating on former times
look back · hold a grudge · hold on · wallow · ruminate
turn the pagestagnate
Cease to develop
spin one's wheels · tread water · dig in one's heels · beat a dead horse