new lease of life

English

Alternative forms

• new lease on life (later form, chiefly US)

Noun

new lease of life (plural new leases of life) (chiefly UK)

1. An opportunity to live longer than was expected, due to some kind of reprieve.

   The heart transplant has given him a new lease of life.

   The facelift proposed for the old theatre may well give it a new lease of life.

2. (figuratively) An opportunity to an improved quality of life, due to some change in circumstances.

   The latest developments in drugs to treat patients with bipolar disorders have given many a new lease of life.

References

• “a new lease of life”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “a new lease of life” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “a new lease of life” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.