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a new lease of life
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new energy, or a chance to be active or useful again
British. American English says 'a new lease on life'. Used for people, old buildings and products.
In context
After her hip operation, my aunt got a new lease of life and started dancing again.
The old tram depot was given a new lease of life as an art centre.
More idioms about health
- a clean bill of healtha doctor's statement, after an examination, that someone is healthy
- a ripe old agea very old age, reached in good health
- a shadow of your former selfmuch weaker, thinner or less impressive than before
- a splitting headachea very bad headache
- a taste of your own medicinethe same bad treatment that you have given to other people