reset the dial
(idiomatic, chiefly, UK, often followed by on) To change something radically; to reform or revolutionize something.
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(idiomatic, chiefly, UK, often followed by on) To change something radically; to reform or revolutionize something.
While contemporary designers give us trends, Quant reset the dial on the way we get dressed. Under her influence, women rejected their parents’ vision of beauty and embraced their own.
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