turning the page
Starting fresh now
Turning the page literally means flipping to the next page of a book or document.
Figuratively, it means moving on from a difficult period or starting fresh: After the divorce, she was ready to turn the page.
The phrase suggests leaving the past behind and beginning a new chapter in life.
- flippingTurning over rapidly
- readComprehend written language
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- backReverse side; support
- changeTo make different
fresh start · new beginning · starting over · move on · letting go · peruse · transformation · acceptance · fold · crease · annotate · chapter one · new chapter · next chapter · open book · opportunity · renewal · moving forward
- forgivenessforgiveness of sins, redemption, absolve, mercy, grace
- reconciliationreconciliation, reconcile, reconciled, reconciling, making up
- life lessonslesson learned, moral, lessons learned, life lessons, parable
turning the pagedwelling
Place of residence
holding on · holding a grudge · ruminating · living in the past · wallowing
turning the pagestanding pat
Refusing to change
treading water · stagnating · going in circles · spinning one's wheels · staying put
turn, turning, turned, turns, turner, turnable, overturn, return, page