New Year's resolution
noun/ˌnjuː jɪəz rezəˈluːʃn/
/ˌnuː jɪrz rezəˈluːʃn/
- a definite decision to do or not to do something from 1 January
- I never make any New Year's resolutions—they are so hard to keep.
- Her New Year's resolution was to worry less.
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