new brooms sweep clean

A form of a new broom sweeps clean — New management will often make radical changes.

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Meanings

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “new brooms sweep clean,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/new%20brooms%20sweep%20clean.

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