fresh start
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3.2
- noun
- /frɛʃ stɑrt/
:
nuevo comienzo
- I believe a new beginning allows for a fresh start and a new perspective.
- make a fresh start
- a fresh start for students
I feel like it's like a fresh start, you know what I mean?
- I feel like it's like a fresh start, you know what I mean?
- And I'm like, OK, like I'm this new woman and this is this is a fresh start and the old me is gone.
- So across the board, I had an absolutely like clean and fresh start.
- this is about finding the next chapter, the fresh start. And I needed it to feel like a fresh start. And
- My wife discovered what was happening and lots of big talks, lots of tears, and I wanted a fresh start.
- So, you know, tomorrow will be like a fresh start, but it feels good to be back our home away from home.
- It was like, man, this is a fresh start again and I wrote better songs, I performed better.
- I didn't want to, you know, fresh start, new school and that.
Examples
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Following the divorce, he saw it as the perfect opportunity for a fresh start in life.
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Taurus: "Today can be a fresh start and a new beginning."
Fiction book (1994) -
Good morning guys, it is Monday, a nice fresh start to the week.
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I feel like it's like a fresh start, you know what I mean?
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It's time for a fresh start.
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I came to New York to find myself and get a fresh start.
Fiction book (1998) -
Look, I moved to LA because I really needed a fresh start from all that drama.
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We moved to hope Springs in the fall for a fresh start.
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We are now back on the road to making a fresh start, to fixing our country.
Blog text (13) -
Bankruptcy has been known to help people get a fresh start for several reasons.
Blog text (23)
Synonyms
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2.3
An opportunity to try again after making a mistake
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4.1
A chance to start again without being blamed for past mistakes
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4.8
A situation that gives a fresh start with no past
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4.0
A time that brings a fresh start after a long hard time
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9.6
A mind or situation with no previous experience
1
3.8
A fresh start that makes something lively and useful again
Antonyms
How New
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3.2
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5.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an opportunity to begin again' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'fresh' (new, not previously used) with 'start' (a beginning); the adjective + noun composition yields the straightforward sense 'new beginning'. This compositional pattern (e.g. 'new start', 'fresh beginning') is common cross-linguistically and follows regular English formation, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Fresh start comes from the simple image of beginning again with something new, like a clean page or a new day. Because fresh means new and start means to begin, the phrase now means 'an opportunity to begin again'.