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new blood
Idioms and Phrases
Additional, fresh individuals regarded as an invigorating force, as in an organization. For example, The board could really use some new blood next year . This metaphoric expression, first recorded in 1853, alludes to a blood transfusion and employs new in the sense of “fresh.â€Example Sentences
He said the changes he had seen in his wife were the reason he had founded Race Against Dementia, which is funding a new blood test trial developed by the University of Cambridge.
His charity is now funding the development of a new blood test trial to detect signs of frontotemporal dementia 10 to 20 years before it is diagnosed.
As for her new blood relations, she says the situation has been more difficult.
But analysts say the business would benefit from new blood at the top.
"They actually need new blood in the Premiership," Sharp told BBC CWR.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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