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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Suddenly, the glossy, eminently bingeable legal drama — which centered around hotshot corporate attorney Harvey’s decision to hire brilliant college dropout Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams) as his new associate, and the inevitable cover-up and fallout from their long con — got a new lease on life.
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Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
Located inside an early 20th-century building, this dilapidated space has been given a new lease on life by the Parisian interior designer.
—Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
Located inside an early 20th-century building, this dilapidated space has been given a new lease on life by the Parisian interior designer.
—Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for a new lease on life
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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 29 Apr. 2025.
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