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turning over a new leaf

vb. (present participle of turn over a new leaf English)

Usage examples of "turning over a new leaf".

He had been graver than usual of late, but very pleasant, and when jokingly accused of turning over a new leaf, he answered soberly, “.

Because I foolishly thought that you might be turning over a new leaf.

It would be bad enough if they welcomed this gesture of turning over a new leaf, but it would be worse if they sneered.

He wondered if he had been wrong about Harold turning over a new leaf.