a clean bill of slate

My wife and I were discussing recent test results that were negative, and I blurted this one out. It is a mashup of “clean slate” (a fresh start) and “a clean bill of health” (a report confirming the absence of fault in a person or thing). This one reminds me of another malaphor I posted several years ago: https://malaphors.com/2017/10/26/you-should-start-over-and-get-a-fresh-slate/

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