Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

a new broom sweeps clean

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.07 in modern English

Syllables
a new b-room sweep-s -clean
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

New management will often make radical changes.

Inflected Forms

new brooms sweep clean (alternative)

Phrases

a new broom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners clean sweep one nail drives out another

Frequently Paired Words

clean sweep one nail drives out another

Questions

What does a new broom sweeps clean mean?
New management will often make radical changes.

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