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Meanings of clean slate in English

Portuguese
tábula rasa

An opportunity to start over without prejudice.

tábula rasa
Usage of clean slate in English
1
Thompson said whatever is decided he thinks it requires a clean slate.
Radio NZ
2
All she wanted now was a clean slate and to begin again.
A good woman
3
He dreamed of a clean slate, a blank sheet, an unblemished history.
Into the Water
4
You now have a clean slate to start creating a reading list.
Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet
5
We've had four good years so let's start '08 with a clean slate.
Alexandra, gone
6
Staffers for both senators said their party leaders back the clean slate approach.
Reuters
7
You have a clean slate, and you can start over-righthere, right now.
The Secret
8
Let the new reign begin with a clean slate between us.
The Great Book of Amber
9
His entire appeal is that he is the ' clean slate' alternative.
The South African
10
That would effectively allow the sport to start again with a clean slate.
Reuters
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Michael Selector 1: That's it we have to start with a clean slate.
News.com.au
12
My criminal record has been cleared under Germany's clean slate legislation.
The Guardian
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Each child would start out with a clean slate and no preferential treatment.
Sisterhood of Dune
14
The top 35 riders qualify but begin with a clean slate.
Reuters
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Once the job was done, Annihilax eliminated the underlings, leaving a clean slate.
Death angel
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Unlike the jovial Sagittarius, you will not start off with a clean slate.
Ebony
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Ireland
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United States of America
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