turn over new leaf
翻开新的一页,改邪归正,弃旧图新,弃暗投明
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Definitions
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plural leaves [leevz]. /livz/.
- : one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- : any similar or corresponding lateral outgrowth of a stem.
- : a petal: a rose leaf.
- : leaves collectively; foliage.
- : Bibliography. a unit generally comprising two printed, blank, or illustrated pages of a book, one on each side.
- : a thin sheet of metal: silver leaf.
- : a lamina or layer.
- : a sliding, hinged, or detachable flat part, as of a door or tabletop.
- : a section of a drawbridge.
- : a single strip of metal in a leaf spring.
- : a tooth of a small gear wheel, as of a pinion.
- : leaf fat.
- : Textiles. shaft.
Phrases
- leaf through
- quake in one's boots (like a leaf)
- take a leaf out of someone's book
- turn over a new leaf
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Thankfully, the chore of keeping your property looking great is made easier with a leaf blower.
The Leaf has been around for nearly a decade, but many reviewers still think the base model cuts a few too many corners to hit a lower price point.
With most recreational pleasures put on pause for men in these communities, women who aren’t sellers are hopeful that their husbands will turn over a new leaf, say activists.
To test a link between leaf biting and pollen shortages, the researchers did a caged-bee test.
The notion that bee damage to a leaf could jump-start flowering originally struck Mark Mescher as a long shot.
A lot of us Republicans are having trouble getting the leaf blower started.
Where does this “Arab Tea Leaf” come from, according to the talking heads?
Grown in the jungle by the indigenous Kichwa, guayusa (gwhy-you-sa) is a sacred leaf used in ceremonial rituals.
Obviously, I buy in bulk and I buy from a specialty gold leaf wholesaler on the West Coast.
Or is Rand co-opting them by merely using his newfound adviser as a fig leaf?
Not a zephyr ruffled the leaf of a rose, and a soft breathing fragrance bathed his reposing senses.
Hitherto, I have not given the subject much consideration, but I turn over a new leaf from the date of this adventure.
Virginia leaf still continues to flourish, and to-day it is the great agricultural product of the State.
I suppose Grandfather Mole has taken my advice and turned over a new leaf.
When rapidly deposited, as by artificial precipitation, triple phosphate often takes feathery, star- or leaf-like forms.