Direction: In the following questions four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
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Turn over a new leaf
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- change one’s behaviour for the better.
- read between the pages of a book.
- do a somersault
- do a new job.
Correct Option: A
change one’s behaviour for the better Turn over a new leaf = start to act or or behave in a better or more responsible way; improve; to start behaving in a better way. Look at the sentence : Apparently he has turned over a new leaf and he is not smoking any more.