New lease on life
n.hopeful, resilientwarm
What it means
Renewed energy or opportunity after recovery or change.
Reach for it when describing renewed vitality or usefulness after recovery, repair, or change
Repairs gave the community pool a new lease on life.
Choose between these
6- everyday
second wind
energy returns after fatigue
not when A second wind is usually temporary and effort-related.
- warm
fresh start
a person begins again under better conditions
not when Fresh start emphasizes departure more than renewed vitality.
- warm
second chance
a renewed opportunity after failure matters
not when Second chance implies fault or prior loss.
- formal
youthful energy or condition is restored
not when Rejuvenation can sound cosmetic.
- formal
activity or popularity returns after decline
not when Revival need not extend an individual life.
- literary
a broad flourishing follows dormancy
not when Renaissance is grand for a small repair.
Said against
3- decline
- last legs
- dead end
It naturally appears in
3- give a new lease on life
Fresh wiring will give the old cinema a new lease on life.
- gain a new lease on life
After treatment, the orchard began to gain a new lease on life.
- new lease on life for
The grant provided a new lease on life for the village hall.
Where this comes from
- wiktionary, English idiom, renewed energy or opportunity sense opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-27
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