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New Leaf

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What does New Leaf mean?

noun

  1. Synonym of blank canvas.

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What Champollion will decipher this hieroglyphic for us, that we may turn over a new leaf at last?
Henry David ThoreauWalden, and On The Duty Of Civil DisobedienceProject Gutenberg ebook #205
It was not he that turned over the new leaf—she did it for him.
Mark TwainWhat Is Man? and Other EssaysProject Gutenberg ebook #70
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When a new leaf begins to appear, add bone-meal to make it grow vigorously.
L. H. (Liberty Hyde) BaileyManual of Gardening (Second Edition) A Practical Guide to the Making of Home Grounds and the Growing of Flowers, Fruits, and Vegetables for Home UseProject Gutenberg ebook #9550
All nature was fresh, new leaf and flower-buds expanding rapidly.
Henry Walter BatesThe Naturalist on the River AmazonsProject Gutenberg ebook #2440
This being the turning over a new leaf he duly looked about for a temperance hotel, and found a little establishment of that description in the street leading from the station.
Thomas HardyJude the ObscureProject Gutenberg ebook #153