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a new broom sweeps clean

a new broom sweeps clean proverb: new management will often make radical changes.

Proverb

a new broom sweeps clean

  1. (figuratively) New management will often make radical changes.

a new broom sweeps clean meaning in Malay and Vietnamese

a new broom sweeps clean in Malay

new management will often make radical changes
penyapu baru

a new broom sweeps clean in Vietnamese

new management will often make radical changes
có mới nới cũ

Forms of a new broom sweeps clean

alternative formnew brooms sweep clean

Words formed from a new broom sweeps clean

Questions about a new broom sweeps clean

What does a new broom sweeps clean mean?
A new broom sweeps clean means new management will often make radical changes.
What is a new broom sweeps clean in Malay?
A new broom sweeps clean in Malay is penyapu baru. See A new broom sweeps clean meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is a new broom sweeps clean?
A new broom sweeps clean is a proverb.

Words near a new broom sweeps clean in the dictionary

  1. A minuses
  2. a miss is as good as a mile
  3. a mite
  4. a moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips
  5. A negative
  6. a new broom sweeps clean
  7. a new broom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows all the corners
  8. a new broom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners
  9. a new broom sweeps clean, but the old broom knows the corners
  10. a niente
  11. A No. 1

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