clean slate
a new start
TRANSLATION
slate = der Dachschiefer; die Kandidatenliste; der Schiefer; die Schieferplatte; die Schiefertafel clean slate = ein Neuanfang to wipe the slate clean = einen Neuanfang machen also: to have a clean slate = eine weiße Weste haben
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
One of the reasons that I want to keep it (the World Wide Web) open like that, is partly because I want humanity to have it as a CLEAN SLATE. My goal for the web in 30 years is to be the platform which has led to the building of something very new and special, which we can't imagine now.
(Sir Tim Berners-Lee, BBC News, 9th AUgust 2005)
(Sir Tim Berners-Lee, BBC News, 9th AUgust 2005)
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clean slate
idiom
A fresh start; another chance after wiping out old offenses or debts. This idiom often appears as wipe the slate clean. For example, "Henry's boss assured him that the matter was finished and he could start with a clean slate," or "He wished he could wipe the slate clean, but it was too late to salvage the relationship."
This expression refers to the slate boards on which school work or tavern bills were recorded in easily wiped-off chalk. Since 1850 or so the term has been used figuratively, and it has long outlived the practice of writing on slate.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"I know we've had our differences. But let's put the past behind us and start with a clean slate."
idiom
A fresh start; another chance after wiping out old offenses or debts. This idiom often appears as wipe the slate clean. For example, "Henry's boss assured him that the matter was finished and he could start with a clean slate," or "He wished he could wipe the slate clean, but it was too late to salvage the relationship."
This expression refers to the slate boards on which school work or tavern bills were recorded in easily wiped-off chalk. Since 1850 or so the term has been used figuratively, and it has long outlived the practice of writing on slate.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"I know we've had our differences. But let's put the past behind us and start with a clean slate."
