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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With horror maestro Mike Flanagan at the helm of the subsequent prequel, the spirit board-centric franchise got a new lease on life.
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Megan McCluskey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Six years later, optimism is growing again that the Comedy Central series set and shot in the Motor City may get a new lease on life.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 27 Sep. 2024
So to win is like a new lease on life, and that's just the difference a day makes on Survivor.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Another man, Naruse, receives Yusuke’s heart in a transplant, giving him a new lease on life.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2024
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Megan McCluskey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Six years later, optimism is growing again that the Comedy Central series set and shot in the Motor City may get a new lease on life.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 27 Sep. 2024
So to win is like a new lease on life, and that's just the difference a day makes on Survivor.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Another man, Naruse, receives Yusuke’s heart in a transplant, giving him a new lease on life.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2024
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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 17 Nov. 2024.
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