新官上任三把火xīn guān shàng rèn sān bǎ huǒ

anew broom sweeps clean; a new official applies strict measures; a new official is vigorous only for a span
❍ 我跟他，有什么，不是我跟他有意见。是他跟我有意见，真是，～。(夏衍《考验》64) Any disagreement between him and me comes from his side. Have I got anything against him? It’s he who’s against me. It’s just a case of the newly appointed official. You know what they say -they’ll start three fires just for the sake of showing off.
❍ 周围几家邻居都高兴地说：“梅梅算办了件好事！” 可是也有人说什么： “～！”(马烽《我的第一个上级》) Those who live near the pigsty went so far as to say that I had done a really good job. But there were still voices. “Ever heard of a new broom sweeping clean?”

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