| Idiom | to change horses in midstream |
|---|---|
| Definition | to change your mind or your course of action in the middle of an activity |
| Examples | - Sorry, you can't just change horses in midstream. You signed up for basketball and you must stay with it until the end of the season. - As soon as we realized that we were going to lose a lot of money we changed horses in midstream. - She was working on several important projects and it would be a huge blow to the company to have to change horses in midstream, but there was nothing she could do. |
| Note | It's not always good idea to change horses in the middle of a stream. You might fall in and get wet. |
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