Meaning of reset the dial | Babel Free

Definitions

To change something radically; to reform or revolutionize something.

UK, idiomatic, often

Examples

“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.”

“He said: “I’ve been incredibly lucky to play a part in major new media innovations, from the birth of Sun Online to most recently Times Radio, which has reset the dial on what quality news radio can achieve, and I’m pleased to be still playing a part on the station.”

“With the NHS struggling to clear huge surgical and screening backlogs and facing continued pressure from Covid-related staff absences, it’s a tough time for it to take on another major challenge. But ministers have promised to “reset the dial” on gender inequalities in healthcare, with the publication of the first ever government-led women’s health strategy.”

“Viewers have since been questioning whether Love Island producers – wary of replicating the toxic masculinity of earlier seasons – have in fact reset the dial too far, with many fans branding the women’s behaviour “toxic femininity”.”

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