wipe the slate clean
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“Right now, we’re at elimination, and we’ve got to kind of wipe the slate clean and find a way to win Game 6 and pick up the pieces and see where we’re at,” said Dodger manager Dave Roberts.
From Los Angeles Times
Trump's pardons wipe the slate clean for the pair of former television stars.
From Salon
We delivered a once-in-a-Parliament budget to wipe the slate clean and deliver the stability businesses need, laying the foundations for economic growth.
From BBC
But a Treasury spokesperson said the Budgetary measures were to "wipe the slate clean" and deliver stability to businesses.
From BBC
The Guardian suggests she will tell business leaders that they have offered "no alternative" to her plans, and that it was necessary to "wipe the slate clean" following the General Election.
From BBC
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