革面洗心

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lit. to renew one's face and wash one's heart (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways · to turn over a new leaf

Meanings

  1. lit. to renew one's face and wash one's heart (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways
  2. to turn over a new leaf

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