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Posts Tagged ‘new year’s day’

New Year’s Eve Vocabulary

Thursday, December 30, 2010 @ 11:12 AM
posted by Jo

With only one day to go until New Year’s Eve, you might wish to revise some common words and vocabulary that you might hear if you are out celebrating this occasion.

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English Idiom of the Day – Turn Over a New Leaf

Thursday, December 30, 2010 @ 09:12 AM
posted by Jo

Turn Over a New Leaf

To turn over a new leaf means to make a fresh start or a new beginning, to start behaving in a different and better way.  Many people like to try and turn over a new leaf on New Year's Day.

Example usage: I have made a mess of my life but from today, I will turn over a new leaf.

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