a new broom sweeps clean

English

Alternative forms

new brooms sweep clean

Proverb

a new broom sweeps clean

(figuratively) New management will often make radical changes.

Derived terms

(Commonwealth of Nations) a new broom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners

See also

one nail drives out another

Translations

new management will often make radical changes

Catalan: càntir nou fa l'aigua fresca, escombra nova escombra net
Chinese:
Mandarin: 新官上任三把火 (zh) (xīn guān shàngrèn sān bǎ huǒ)
Czech: nové koště dobře mete
Danish: nye koste fejer bedst
Dutch: nieuwe bezems vegen schoon
Finnish: uusi luuta lakaisee hyvin
German: neue Besen kehren gut (de)
Hungarian: új seprű jól seper (hu)

Italian: scopa nuova scopa bene
Malay:
Jawi: ڤڽاڤو بارو‎

Rumi: penyapu baru
Polish: nowy szef, nowe porządki
Portuguese: vassoura nova varre bem
Russian: но́вая метла́ по-но́вому метёт (ru) (nóvaja metlá po-nóvomu metjót)
Spanish: escoba nueva barre bien

References

Gregory Y. Titelman, Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings, 1996, →ISBN, p. 249.

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