expansion of idea '' Turning over a new leaf ''
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To turn over a new leaf means to make a fresh start, to change one’s ways in order to behave in a better way.
When someone decides to turn over a new leaf he takes the initiative to quit acting in a characteristic and familiar way, usually because the behavior is negative, hurtful or destructive.
Once the change occurs, it may seem that the person has become someone else. For instance, an alcoholic who has decided to stop drinking may be described as having turned over a new leaf. A person who has decided to stop eating sugar has turned over a new leaf.
Telling somebody to turn over a new leaf rarely results in any meaningful change, no matter how angry that person’s behavior makes you.
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