start with a clean sheet of paper: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- To begin an activity by using an actual blank sheet of paper, implying an initial, unmarked starting point.
Examples
BetaI prefer to start with a clean sheet of paper rather than use recycled pages for my notes.
I prefer to begin an activity by using a blank sheet rather than recycled pages for my notes.
When writing the letter, she made sure to have a clean sheet of paper ready on her desk.
When writing the letter, she made sure to have an actual blank sheet of paper ready on her desk.
He started with a clean sheet of paper and sketched the initial blueprint without distractions.
He began the activity using a blank piece of paper and sketched the initial blueprint.
- To start a task, plan, or design completely anew, treating the situation as if no prior work or assumptions exist; to work from first principles.
Examples
BetaThe engineers decided to start with a clean sheet of paper to rethink the entire system design.
The engineers decided to begin a task completely anew, treating the situation as if no prior work existed.
To innovate, sometimes you have to start with a clean sheet of paper and forget old methods.
To innovate, sometimes you have to begin a task completely anew and forget old methods.
They promised investors that the new product would be developed starting with a clean sheet of paper.
They promised investors that the new product would be developed completely anew without prior assumptions.
Examples:
- EN: And Bruce decided to start with a clean sheet of paper, and we would build the first ever McLaren.ES: Bruce sacó una hoja de papel limpia, y así construiríamos el primer McLaren.
- EN: This is an opportunity to start with a clean sheet of paper.TE: చివరకు, అది ఒక శుభ్రమైన ఫలకం తో ప్రారంభించడానికి ఒక అవకాశం.
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