change tack
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English
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[edit]Verb
[edit]change tack (third-person singular simple present changes tack, present participle changing tack, simple past and past participle changed tack)
- (nautical) To change course or heading.
- Synonym: switch tack
- (figurative, by extension) To take a different approach.
- Synonym: switch tack
- 2018 July 15, Jonathan Jurejko, “Novak Djokovic wins fourth Wimbledon by beating Kevin Anderson”, in BBC Sport[2]:
- Anderson rarely ventured forward in the opening two sets, coming to the net on seven occasions, before changing tack and making 14 approaches in the final set alone.
- 2021 October 20, Ben Jones, “The benefits of (and barriers to) more leisure travel by rail”, in RAIL, number 942, page 32:
- Industry experts are concerned that if the railway doesn't change tack, it would soon find itself out of step with the needs of the nation and in the crosshairs of a Treasury looking to slash spending.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit](nautical) to change course or heading
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(figurative) to take a different approach
Further reading
[edit]- “change your tack”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.