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pretty irresistible the opportunity to start something from the beginning
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The speaker finds the chance to start something from the beginning very hard to resist. The words express strong attraction to a fresh start, without specifying what is being started or why it matters.
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- Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University
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