hacer borrón y cuenta nueva
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USAGE NOTE
This idiom may be literally translated as "to erase and start a new account."
hacer borrón y cuenta nueva(
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)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (idiom) (to forget the past)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Hay que hacer borrón y cuenta nueva. No vale la pena guardar rencor.We should let bygones be bygones. There's no point in holding a grudge.
2. (idiom) (to start fresh)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. to wipe the slate clean (idiom)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
No podemos simplemente hacer borrón y cuenta nueva. Hay que enfrentar el pasado.We can't just wipe the slate clean. We need to face the past.
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