See turn over a new leaf on Wiktionary
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"word": "tourner une nouvelle page"
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"sense": "to engage in self-improvement",
"word": "ein neues Leben beginnen"
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"sense": "to engage in self-improvement",
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"roman": "kokoro o irekaeru",
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"roman": "načátʹ s čístovo listá",
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],
"word": "нача́ть с чи́стого листа́"
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"word": "pasar de página"
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"word": "tage skeen i den anden hånd"
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"word": "pasar de página"
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"word": "turn over a new leaf"
}
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