change horses in the middle of a stream
- change horses in the middle of a stream
• change horses in midstream
• change horses in the middle of a stream
make new plans or choose a new leader in the middle of an important activity
They decided to change horses in midstream and that is probably why they lost the election.
(var.)
Origin: From an 1864 speech by Abraham Lincoln. 'An old Dutch farmer, who remarked to a companion once that it was not best to swap horses in mid-stream.'
The school board was going to build a new school and was raising money to pay for it, but it changed horses in midstream and announced it was going to make the current school larger instead.
Not wanting to change horses in midstream, I have to stick by my original hunch that the US would make it through to the final on Sunday.
Sometimes, events happen that cause you to "change horses in midstream" as it were, ...
Can the Analogy be Turned (reinterpreted)? Under what circumstances would it be wise to change horses in the middle of a stream? Do those conditions exist now?
I hate to do this, but I must reluctantly change horses in the middle of a stream.
If God was in it, don't mess it up now. Don't change horses in the middle of a stream. The double minded man shall receive nothing of the Lord.
change the way one feels about something
She had a change of heart and decided to let her child go to the circus.
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change\ horses\ in\ the\ middle\ of\ a\ stream — • change horses in the middle of a stream • change horses in midstream v. phr. To make new plans or choose a new leader in the middle of an important activity. When a new President is to be elected during a war, the people may decide not to… … Словарь американских идиом
change horses in the middle of a stream — or[change horses in midstream] {v. phr.} To make new plans or choose a new leader in the middle of an important activity. * /When a new President is to be elected during a war, the people may decide not to change horses in the middle of a… … Dictionary of American idioms
change horses in the middle of a stream — or[change horses in midstream] {v. phr.} To make new plans or choose a new leader in the middle of an important activity. * /When a new President is to be elected during a war, the people may decide not to change horses in the middle of a… … Dictionary of American idioms
change horses in midstream — • change horses in midstream • change horses in the middle of a stream make new plans or choose a new leader in the middle of an important activity They decided to change horses in midstream and that is probably why they lost the election. (var.) … Idioms and examples
change\ horses\ in\ midstream — • change horses in the middle of a stream • change horses in midstream v. phr. To make new plans or choose a new leader in the middle of an important activity. When a new President is to be elected during a war, the people may decide not to… … Словарь американских идиом
change horses in midstream — phrase to change your mind about something in the middle of doing it Thesaurus: to change your opinion, attitudes or behavioursynonym Main entry: horse * * * change horses in midstream see ↑horse, 1 • • • … Useful english dictionary
stream — See: change horses in the middle of a stream, swim against the current or swim against the stream … Словарь американских идиом
middle — See: change horses in the middle of a stream, in the middle … Словарь американских идиом
stream — See: CHANGE HORSES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREAM, SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT or SWIM AGAINST THE STREAM … Dictionary of American idioms
stream — See: CHANGE HORSES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREAM, SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT or SWIM AGAINST THE STREAM … Dictionary of American idioms
