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change horses in midstream

make new plans or choose a new leader in the middle of an important activity They have decided to change lawyers but I told them that they shouldn

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change horses in midstream|change|change horses in

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 stream.

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change horses in midstream, don't

change horses in midstream, don't
Also, don't swap horses in midstream. It's unwise to alter methods or choose new leaders during a crisis, as in I don't hold with getting a new manager right now—let's not swap horses in midstream. This expression was popularized (although not originated) by Abraham Lincoln in a speech in 1864 when he discovered that the National Union League was supporting him for a second term as President.

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don't change horses at midstream

don't change horses at midstream
see change horses in midstream, don't.

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in the midst

in the midst
1) Also, in one's midst. Surrounded by, among, as in I saw a familiar face in the midst of the crowd, or To think there was a Nobel Prize winner in our midst! [c. 1500s]
2) See in the middle of, def. 1.

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midst

midst
1.
in our (or your or their) midst
among us (or you or them)
2.
in the midst of
1) in the middle of; surrounded by
2) in the course of; during
3.
in our (or your or their) midst
among us (or you or them)
4.
in the midst of
1) in the middle of; surrounded by
2) in the course of; during

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midstream

midstream
see change horses in midstream, don't.