clean slate

/klin sleɪt/
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Other forms: clean slates

Definitions of clean slate
  1. noun
    an opportunity to start over without prejudice
    synonyms: fresh start, tabula rasa
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    type of:
    chance, opportunity
    a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
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