a new broom sweeps clean

proverb

New management will often make radical changes.

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Meanings

proverb

alternative new brooms sweep clean

  1. figurativelyNew management will often make radical changes.

Translations

Catalan càntir nou fa l'aigua fresca, escombra nova escombra net
  • càntir nou fa l'aigua frescanew management will often make radical changes
  • escombra nova escombra netnew management will often make radical changes
Chinese Mandarin 新官上任三把火
  • 新官上任三把火 (xīn guān shàngrèn sān bǎ huǒ)new management will often make radical changes
Czech nové koště dobře mete
  • nové koště dobře metenew management will often make radical changes
Danish nye koste fejer bedst
  • nye koste fejer bedstnew management will often make radical changes
Dutch nieuwe bezems vegen schoon
  • nieuwe bezems vegen schoonnew management will often make radical changes
Finnish uusi luuta lakaisee hyvin
  • uusi luuta lakaisee hyvinnew management will often make radical changes
German neue Besen kehren gut
  • neue Besen kehren gutnew management will often make radical changes
Hungarian új seprű jól seper
  • új seprű jól sepernew management will often make radical changes
Italian scopa nuova scopa bene
  • scopa nuova scopa benenew management will often make radical changes
Malay ڤڽاڤو بارو, penyapu baru
  • ڤڽاڤو باروnew management will often make radical changes
  • penyapu barunew management will often make radical changes
Norwegian Bokmål nye koster feier best
  • nye koster feier bestnew management will often make radical changes
Polish nowy szef, nowe porządki
  • nowy szef, nowe porządkinew management will often make radical changes
Portuguese vassoura nova varre bem
  • vassoura nova varre bemnew management will often make radical changes
Russian но́вая метла́ по-но́вому метёт
  • но́вая метла́ по-но́вому метёт (nóvaja metlá po-nóvomu metjót)new management will often make radical changes
Spanish escoba nueva barre bien
  • escoba nueva barre biennew management will often make radical changes
Vietnamese có mới nới cũ
  • có mới nới cũnew management will often make radical changes
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APA

a new broom sweeps clean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%20new%20broom%20sweeps%20clean

MLA

“a new broom sweeps clean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%20new%20broom%20sweeps%20clean. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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