wipe the slate clean
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wipe the slate clean (third-person singular simple present wipes the slate clean, present participle wiping the slate clean, simple past and past participle wiped the slate clean)
- (idiomatic) To make a fresh start, for example by forgetting about previous differences and disagreements.
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- bury the hatchet
- draw a sponge over the slate (obsolete)
- pass a sponge over the slate (obsolete)
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to make a fresh start, forgetting differences
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