Synonyms for turn over a new leaf
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : leef |
| Phonetic Transcription : lif |
Top 10 synonyms for turn over a new leaf Other synonyms for the word turn over a new leaf
- ameliorate
- be honorable
- better
- bring up to code
- change one's ways
- clean up
- clean up one's act
- convert
- correct
- cure
- emend
- go legit
- go straight
- make amends
- make over
- mend
- mend one's ways
- rearrange
- reclaim
- reconstitute
- reconstruct
- redeem
- refashion
- regenerate
- remedy
- remodel
- renew
- revise
- revolutionize
- rework
- shape up
- standardize
- swear off
- transform
- turn over a new leaf
- uplift
- walk the straight and narrow
Définition of turn over a new leaf
Origin :- "to turn over (the pages of a book)," 1660s, from leaf (n.). The notion of a book page also is in the phrase to turn over a (new) leaf (1570s). Related: Leafed; leaved; leafing.
- As in reform : verb correct, rectify
- As in go straight : verb reform
Antonyms for turn over a new leaf
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