改邪归正

turn over a new leaf, mend one’s ways

verb Rare #32,153
turn over a new leaf, mend one’s ways An idiom meaning to give up wrongdoing and reform.
CH: 他决定改邪归正,不再骗人。
EN: He decided to turn over a new leaf and stop deceiving people.

改邪归正。

Turn over a new leaf.

改邪归正?

Turn over a new leaf?

— 神秘河 (2003)

他为什么改邪归正?

Why did he turn over a new leaf?

— 神秘河 (2003)

不如我改邪归正算了

Maybe I should just turn over a new leaf.

— 色‧戒 (2007)