- don't change horses in midstream
- proverb choose a sensible moment to change your mind
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don't change horses in midstream
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don't change horses in midstream — ► don t change horses in midstream proverb choose a sensible moment to change your mind. Main Entry: ↑horse … English terms dictionary
don't change horses in midstream — Meaning Proverb. 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 … Meaning and origin of phrases
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
don’t change horses in mid-stream — The proverb is also used in the phrase to change horses in mid stream. 1864 A. LINCOLN Collected Works (1953) VII. 384 I am reminded..of a story of an old Dutch farmer, who remarked to a companion once that ‘it was best not to swap horses when… … Proverbs new dictionary
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 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.) … Idioms and examples
midstream — n. the middle of a stream; as, don t change horses in midstream. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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