change horses in mid-stream

English

Verb

change horses in mid-stream (third-person singular simple present changes horses in mid-stream, present participle changing horses in mid-stream, simple past and past participle changed horses in mid-stream)

1. Alternative form of change horses in midstream
   • 2010, Hendrick C. Verton, In the Fire of the Eastern Front:

     “It is not good to change horses in mid-stream”, is what the famous American President Abraham Lincoln said.

   • 2011, Bob Wolff, Bob Wolff's Complete Guide to Sportscasting:

     Buoyed by that success, I was eager to disprove the myth that, “You can't change horses in mid-stream.”

   • 2012, Eugene G. Schulz, The Ghost in General Patton's Third Army, page 237:

     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.