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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By all accounts, this should have been the end of the Rosebank story, but rather than fade into the whisky history books, Rosebank was given a new lease on life.
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Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Getting attacked by Trump delivers a similar protective mark — even a new lease on life.
—Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2025
But instead of collapsing under the shock, the Islamic Republic appears to have gained a new lease on life.
—Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2025
And all the survivors are rescued and return home with a new lease on life.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 July 2025
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Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Getting attacked by Trump delivers a similar protective mark — even a new lease on life.
—Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2025
But instead of collapsing under the shock, the Islamic Republic appears to have gained a new lease on life.
—Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2025
And all the survivors are rescued and return home with a new lease on life.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 July 2025
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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 27 Aug. 2025.
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