new lease on life

A form of new lease of life — An opportunity to live longer than was expected, due to some kind of reprieve.

Meanings

nounnew lease on life (plural new leases on life)

plural new leases on life

  1. USalternativeAlternative form of new lease of life.

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new lease on life. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/new%20lease%20on%20life

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“new lease on life.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/new%20lease%20on%20life. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “new lease on life,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/new%20lease%20on%20life.

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