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change horses in mid-stream

verb

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  1. Alternative form of change horses in midstream.

    • “It is not good to change horses in mid-stream”, is what the famous American President Abraham Lincoln said.
    • Buoyed by that success, I was eager to disprove the myth that, “You can't change horses in mid-stream.”
    • The excuse given by his Democrat Party was that the war was going on, and it was not wise to “change horses in mid-stream,” as the popular phrase was used during the months of electioneering before the votes were cast.

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