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reset the dial

idiom
Meaning

To change something radically; to reform or revolutionize something.


Examples
SIMPLE

We need to reset the dial on our project to make it better.

CONTEXTUAL

The new manager decided to reset the dial on company policy to improve how the team works together.

COMPLEX

Faced with declining public trust, the administration attempted to reset the dial on their legislative agenda by introducing a series of bold, transformative reforms.

Anchors to
Related idioms5entries
  1. 01

    dial back

    To reduce (one's energy or intensity); to restrain (a feeling or action).

  2. 02

    dial down

    To reduce or diminish in effect or intensity.

  3. 03

    dial towards

    To be oriented towards, to be figuratively moving in the direction of or aiming at a conclusion.

  4. 04

    pocket dial

    A situation in which one's cellphone makes a call from one's pocket when its buttons are inadvertently pressed.

  5. 05

    shift the dial

    To make a significant change or impact in a particular situation or context.

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