革面洗心 [gé miàn xǐ xīn]
1 痛改前非,弃旧图新。亦作“洗心革面”
例 前年我碰到过他,他诚恳地说:“从此以后革面洗心,再也不赌钱了。
英 turn over a new leaf; repent genuinely and make a new start;
1 亦作“革面悛心”、“革面革心”。
1 比喻澈底悔悟,重新作人。参见「洗心革面」条。
英语 lit. to renew one's face and wash one's heart (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways, to turn over a new leaf