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idiomgive sb/sth a new lease of life BrEBrEgive sb/sth a new lease on life AmE1 to make someone happy and active again after they have been tired, unhappy, or ill:I was hoping that leaving London for a new job would give me a new lease of life.Major Burrows' cancer was serious, but his daughter's arrival seemed to give him a new lease on life.have/gain/enjoy etc a new lease of life: Since I stopped drinking I have a new lease on life - I love being with my children and I am able to take care of them.2 to change or improve something so that it can continue to exist or be effective:The magazine was threatened with closing 18 months ago, but given a new lease on life when it was bought by Telemedia Inc., Canada's largest publisher Repairs have given the 18th century stately home a new lease on life.
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