change the record

English

Verb

change the record (third-person singular simple present changes the record, present participle changing the record, simple past and past participle changed the record)

1. (imperative) To change the subject; to discuss something else.

Usage notes

• The phrase implies that the current topic has been exhausted or made boring through repetition; compare broken record.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: vaihtaa levyä
• French: changer de disque (fr)
• Portuguese: virar o disco (literally “to turn the disc over”) (dated)
• Romanian: schimba placa