The new President says he wants to turn over a new page
Posted: January 18, 2021 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Biden, turn over a new leaf, turn the page Leave a commentLesley Stahl on 60 Minutes said this one, referring to Biden’s plans. This is a nice congruent conflation of “turn over a new leaf” and “turn the page”, both meaning to make a fresh start or start anew. This one makes a lot of sense as the “leaf” in the expression “turn over a new leaf” refers to a page in a book. A big thanks to Frank King for hearing this one and sending it in.

He is turning around a new leaf
Posted: February 7, 2013 Filed under: ACTION, leaf, THINGS, turn | Tags: blended idioms, conflations, expressions, humor, language, leaf, malaphors, mixed idioms, turn over a new leaf, turning around, words Leave a commentMy daughter said this one yesterday and immediately texted me (I have malaphor hunters everywhere). This is a conflation of “turning around” and “turn over a new leaf”, both meaning to change. Here is a great example using the malaphor:
Oprah Winfrey has dropped 25 pounds on her new diet!! After launching her OWN network and a subsequent battle against low ratings Oprah packed on some pounds. This year however the media mogul is turning around a new leaf and hired a new chef.”
http://www.popularcritic.com/2012/06/20/oprah-winfreys-weight-loss-plan-revealed/
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