new lease on life

Idioms  

1. A fresh start; renewed vigor and good health, as in Since they bought his store Dad has had a new lease on life. This term with its allusion to a rental agreement dates from the early 1800s and originally referred only to recovery from illness. By the mid-1800s it was applied to any kind of fresh beginning.

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Example Sentences

Production from Qala Shallows won’t be a game changer for the South African gold industry on its own, but it’s a positive sign of how record prices are giving a new lease on life to a staid sector.

From The Wall Street Journal

And just as it was set for a new lease on life, a fire tore through the downtown building.

From Los Angeles Times

"It's like a new lease on life I never expected at my advanced age," 74-year-old Jagari says on a call from New Zealand, the final stop on WITCH's 2025 world tour.

From BBC

Season 2 of “A Man on the Inside,” Ted Danson’s show on Netflix, he plays Charles, who’s this retired professor and a widower, and he’s also found this new lease on life as a detective of sorts.

From Los Angeles Times

"So that's been really exciting and I haven't really told anyone. I have a new lease on life on court."

From Barron's