Don't change horses midstream In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "don't change horses midstream", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2021-04-06 02:04

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Change horses in midstream proverb verb phrase

It can also be phrased as "don't change horses in midstream". This proverb advise us that we shouldn't change our course of action, plan, or leader in the middle of doing something.

Change a decision about something in the middle of doing it or about a leader during a time when serious problems and difficulties are being dealt with

Although he is not a good leader, we shouldn't change horses in midstream.

I'm about to buy this car, but I suddenly want to change horses in midstream and choose another one.

Don't change horses in midstream when the plan is well-prepared and we have no time to change our mind.

Grammar and Usage of Change horses in midstream

Verb Forms

  • Don't change horses in midstream
  • changed horses in midstream
  • changes horses in midstream
  • changing horses in midstream

The verb "change" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Change horses in midstream

The proverb is used in an 1864 speech by Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States.

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