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new lease on life

new lease on life is the alternative form of new lease of life.

Meaning of new lease of life

Noun

new lease of life (plural new leases of life)

  1. (UK) An opportunity to live longer than was expected, due to some kind of reprieve.
    • The heart transplant has given him a new lease of life.
  2. (UK, figuratively) An opportunity for an improved quality of life, due to some change in circumstances.
    • The latest developments in drugs to treat patients with bipolar disorders have given many a new lease of life.

Forms of new lease on life

pluralnew leases on life

Words that rhyme with new lease on life

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Questions about new lease on life

What is new lease on life the alternative form of?
New lease on life is the alternative form of new lease of life.

Words near new lease on life in the dictionary

  1. New Latin
  2. New Lawa-an
  3. new leaf
  4. New Learning
  5. new lease of life
  6. new lease on life
  7. new leases of life
  8. new leases on life
  9. new leaves
  10. New Lebanon
  11. New Leeds

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