"wipe the slate clean" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 重新开始
• 一笔勾销

Definition

忘记过去的问题或错误，重新开始，好像一切都是新的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于口语，表示在人际关系或生活中想重新开始、不再计较过去。常与“让我们”或“是时候”连用，如“让我们重新开始”。与‘重新开始’类似。

Examples

Let's wipe the slate clean and not talk about the argument anymore.

让我们**重新开始**，不再谈论争吵的事。

After moving to a new city, she wanted to wipe the slate clean.

搬到新城市后，她想要**重新开始**。

Sometimes you need to wipe the slate clean to be happy again.

有时候你需要**重新开始**才会再次快乐。

He apologized and asked if they could wipe the slate clean and move on.

他道歉后问能否**重新开始**并继续前进。

It's time to wipe the slate clean and focus on what's ahead instead of the past.

是时候**重新开始**，专注于未来而不是过去了。

They both agreed to wipe the slate clean and try being friends again.

他们都同意**重新开始**，再试着做朋友。