blank canvas

English

Etymology

By analogy with artists having a blank canvas and thus being able to do what they want with it.

Pronunciation

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Noun

blank canvas (plural blank canvases or blank canvasses)

(idiomatic, figuratively) Something with no content, upon which one can easily impose one's point of view.
After his ex-wife moved out, his life was a blank canvas.

Synonyms

new canvas, empty canvas
new page, empty page, blank page
new sheet, empty sheet, blank sheet
new leaf, empty leaf, blank leaf

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