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new broom sweeps clean

A new person makes many changes. — A proverb.

The new superintendent has changed many of the school rules. A new broom sweeps clean.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[clean] See: [COME CLEAN], [KEEP ONE'S NOSE CLEAN], [MAKE A CLEAN BREAST OF], [NEW BROOM SWEEPS CLEAN], [TAKE TO ONE'S HEELS] also [SHOW A CLEAN PAIR OF HEELS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[broom] See: [NEW BROOM SWEEPS CLEAN]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[sweep] See: [NEW BROOM SWEEPS CLEAN]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[clean-up] {n.} 1. An act of removing all the dirt from a given set of objects. * /What this filthy room needs is an honest clean-up./ 2. The elimination of […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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