keep (one's) slate clean

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keep (one's) slate clean

To maintain an impeccable record; to refrain from committing any mistakes or wrongdoings. If Jeremy can keep his slate clean from now until his next hearing, they might be willing to release him from prison on parole. I know my time in rehab will work against me in the election, but I've kept my slate clean since then.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rosalva	-	Spanish
Celia	SEEL-yə (English), SEE-lee-ə (English), THE-lyah (Spanish), SE-lyah (Latin American Spanish), CHE-lyah (Italian)	English, Spanish, Italian
CÁNdida	KAHN-dhee-dhah	Spanish
BlaŽEj	-	Czech, Slovak
Allen	AL-ən (English)	English, Scottish
Bojan	BO-yahn (Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian)	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian