Turn over a new leaf
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 6To make a fresh start
नया अध्याय शुरू करना
After failing once, Radhika turned over a new leaf and began studying every morning.
He promised to turn over a new leaf and stop wasting money.
Daily use: Radhika ne naye saal se new leaf turn kiya aur roz subah padhai shuru kar di.
यहाँ leaf का मतलब पेड़ का पत्ता नहीं, किताब का page है। नया page पलटा, यानी पुरानी ग़लतियाँ पीछे और नई शुरुआत।
Here 'leaf' means a page of a book. Turning over a new leaf is like turning to a clean, empty page, where you can write your life again without the old mistakes.
पूरा idiom 'Turn over a new leaf' है। SSC में इसका meaning 'make a fresh start' या अपना behaviour सुधारना पूछा जाता है।
The full idiom is 'Turn over a new leaf'. It is tested as 'to make a fresh start / to change one's behaviour for the better'.