wipe the slate clean

/waɪp ðə sleɪt kliːn/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. hacer borrón y cuenta nueva

    • Let's wipe the slate clean and start over.

      Hagamos borrón y cuenta nueva y empecemos de nuevo.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

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Spanish

friega

Close, figuratively — "wiping the slate clean" relates to a rub.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa wipe the slate clean?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: Let's wipe the slate ___ and start over.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a wipe the slate clean?

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