"start with a clean sheet" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-start with a clean sheet.ogg [Australia] Forms: starts with a clean sheet [present, singular, third-person], starting with a clean sheet [participle, present], started with a clean sheet [participle, past], started with a clean sheet [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} start with a clean sheet (third-person singular simple present starts with a clean sheet, present participle starting with a clean sheet, simple past and past participle started with a clean sheet)
  1. (idiomatic) To go back to square one; start all over again. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: start with a clean slate, start with a clean sheet of paper Related terms: clean slate, clean up one's act
    Sense id: en-start_with_a_clean_sheet-en-verb-Lm86INxm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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