A new lease on life
A New Lease on Life
04/05/12
The English idiom a new lease on life (British English = a new lease of life) refers to ❛a second chance that offers a new perspective and an improved quality of life❜. This term is often used in connection with life-changing or life-saving medical treatments that give people a second chance at life as well as in reference to companies that are able to improve their performance, results and overall situation after having had serious difficulties. For example:
Losing weight gave me a new lease on life.
Drastically cutting costs gave the company a new lease on life.
Kidney transplants give patients a new lease on life.
In the video below, you will learn about man who got a new lease on life after having a heart transplant.
Losing weight gave me a new lease on life.
Drastically cutting costs gave the company a new lease on life.
Kidney transplants give patients a new lease on life.
In the video below, you will learn about man who got a new lease on life after having a heart transplant.