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English Idioms :: change
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changeably.html - See: RING THE CHANGES. |
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English Idioms :: change horses in midstream
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changeably.html - {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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English Idioms :: change color
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changeably.html - {v. phr.} 1. To become pale. * /The sight was so horrible that Mary changed color from fear./ * /Bill lost so much blood from the cut that he changed color./ 2. To become pink or red in the face; become flushed; blush. * /Mary changed color when the teacher praised her drawing./ * /Tom got angry at the remark and changed color./ |
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English Idioms :: change hands
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changeably.html - {v. phr.} To change or transfer ownership. * /Ever since our apartment building changed hands, things are working a lot better./ |
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English Idioms :: change of heart
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changeably.html - {n. phr.} A change in the way one feels or thinks about a given task, idea or problem to be solved. * /Joan had a change of heart and suddenly broke off her engagement to Tim./ * /Fred got admitted to medical school, but he had a change of heart and decided to go into the Foreign Service instead./ |
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English Idioms :: change of life
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changeably.html - {n. phr.} The menopause (primarily in women). * /Women usually undergo a change of life in their forties or fifties./ |
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