new broom

British  

noun

1. a newly appointed person eager to make changes

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Example Sentences

She made a new broom with a fallen-down palm branch and swept the hut again.

From Literature

Barclays analyst Warren Ackerman commented that the CEO’s new broom should create a more reactive organization with leaner costs, while Bernstein’s analyst, Callum Elliott, observed that “sentiment has flipped quite dramatically in a positive direction.”

From MarketWatch

A new broom does not have to sweep clean!

From Los Angeles Times

And so it begins again - a new manager hunt leading to a new broom in the dressing room.

From BBC

For Wales, perhaps it was to be expected that a new broom would sweep clean.

From BBC