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hi, i need some idioms with change with its meaning,like this example :

change horses in midstream : make new plans or choose a new leader in the middle of an important activity

thank you :)

2007-11-12 22:58:48 · 4 answers · asked by ♥ sanaz ♥ 3 in Education & Reference Homework Help

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"Change One's Mind":
decide to do something different from what had been decided earlier.

"Change Hands":
to be sold by someone and bought by another person.

"Change Of Heart":
if someone has a change of heart, they change their opinion or the way they feel about something.

"Change Of Life":
the time in a woman's life when she is no longer young and stops having a monthly flow of blood.

"Change Tack":
to start using a different method for dealing with a situation, especially in the way that you communicate.

"Change Your Tune":
to change your opinion completely, especially because you know it will bring you an advantage.

"Change/keep up/move with the times":
To change your way of living or working to make it modern.

"Change/mend your ways":
to improve the way in which you behave.

"Chop and change (British & Australian)":
to keep changing what you do or what you plan to do, often in a way that is confusing and annoying for other people.

"Get no change out of someone (British & Australian)":
if you say that someone will get no change out of another person, you mean that person will not help them.

"Ring the changes (British & Australian)":
to make something more interesting by changing it in some way.

"Sea change (literary)":
a complete change.

"Short-change someone (informal)":
to cheat someone by giving them less than they expected.

2007-11-12 23:22:08 · answer #1 · answered by 13 5 · 1 0

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2007-11-13 07:09:47 · answer #2 · answered by LucySD 7 · 0 0

Leopard can't change its spots - people cannot chnage basic aspects of their character

2007-11-13 07:04:26 · answer #3 · answered by Monica711 2 · 0 0

You lost me chic! Sorry

2007-11-13 07:01:40 · answer #4 · answered by 25goinon50 2 · 0 0

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