wipe the slate clean

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Definitions of wipe the slate clean words

verbal expression wipe the slate clean begin afresh 1
noun wipe the slate clean to make a fresh start, esp by forgetting past differences 0
verb wipe the slate clean (Idiomatic) To make a fresh start, for example by forgetting about previous differences and disagreements. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

absolve — If a report or investigation absolves someone from blame or responsibility, it formally states that he or she is not guilty or is not to blame.
lifeboat — a double-ended ship's boat, constructed, mounted, and provisioned so as to be readily able to rescue and maintain persons from a sinking vessel.
duty — something that one is expected or required to do by moral or legal obligation.
loose — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.

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