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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Thomas Pink has a new lease on life.
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
Over the course of the story, the reclusive man agrees to the angel’s proposition, only for his impending death to trigger a new lease on life — and a romance that threatens to change the course of history, according to the logline.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 13 May 2026
The man agrees, only for his impending death to trigger a new lease on life, and a romance that threatens to change the course of history.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Fergus Fitzpatrick, a Riverdance lead dancer and dance captain, said the 30th anniversary show has a new lease on life.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
Over the course of the story, the reclusive man agrees to the angel’s proposition, only for his impending death to trigger a new lease on life — and a romance that threatens to change the course of history, according to the logline.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 13 May 2026
The man agrees, only for his impending death to trigger a new lease on life, and a romance that threatens to change the course of history.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Fergus Fitzpatrick, a Riverdance lead dancer and dance captain, said the 30th anniversary show has a new lease on life.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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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 19 May. 2026.
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