a new broom sweeps clean
English
Alternative forms
Proverb
- (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
Translations
new management will often make radical changes
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References
- Gregory Y. Titelman, Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings, 1996, →ISBN, p. 249.
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