new lease of life
English
Alternative forms
- new lease on life (later form, chiefly US)
Noun
new lease of life (plural new leases of life) (chiefly Britain)
- An opportunity to live longer than was expected, due to some kind of reprieve.
- The heart transplant has given him a new lease of life.
- The facelift proposed for the old theatre may well give it a new lease of life.
- (figuratively) An opportunity to an improved quality of life, due to some change in circumstances.
- The latest developments in drugs to treat patients with bipolar disorders have given many a new lease of life.
References
- “a new lease of life” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- “a new lease of life” (UK) in Macmillan Dictionary
- “a new lease of life” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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