a new lease on life
noun phrase
US
: a chance to continue living or to become successful or popular again
This medicine gives patients a new lease on life.
After the movie was made, the book got a new lease on life.
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The return of corduroy trousers was solidified when The Row gave this tired wardrobe staple a new lease on life in its spring-summer 2024 collection, with baggy pants that artfully puddled at the ankles.
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Emma Spedding, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2024
The bottom line: The crypto industry believes that Trump's election has given them a new lease on life, and SBF seems to agree.
—Lucinda Shen, Axios, 6 Mar. 2025
Esquivel, who is chief of the Division of Transplantation at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health in California, performed Tice's transplant surgery, giving her a new lease on life.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
One of Nicholas Sparks’ most iconic love stories is getting a new lease on life.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2025
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Emma Spedding, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2024
The bottom line: The crypto industry believes that Trump's election has given them a new lease on life, and SBF seems to agree.
—Lucinda Shen, Axios, 6 Mar. 2025
Esquivel, who is chief of the Division of Transplantation at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health in California, performed Tice's transplant surgery, giving her a new lease on life.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
One of Nicholas Sparks’ most iconic love stories is getting a new lease on life.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2025
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“A new lease on life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20new%20lease%20on%20life. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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