blank slate

1. (also, figuratively)Something that is clear and empty, or free from preconceptions and biases.

   Near-synonyms: tabula rasa, clean slate

   unbeschriebenes Blatt

2. Synonym of blank canvas.

3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blank, slate.

1. Human nature is a blank slate.

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2. I left my past fully behind and started over with a blank slate.

   ruЯ оставил свою прошлую жизнь и начал всё с чистого листа. — ZegPhig

   deIch habe mein altes Leben völlig hinter mir gelassen und noch einmal ganz von vorne angefangen. — Waldelfe

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3. Children are a blank slate.

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4. Kids are not blank slates.

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5. The enemies of Algeria want the country to become a blank slate upon which they can write whatever they choose.

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