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كيف تنطق "change horses in midstream"

expression

CHAYNJ HOR-siz in MID-streem
CHAYNJ HAW-siz in MID-streem

التعريف

To change plans, leaders, or methods while something important is already happening. It suggests that making big changes in the middle of a process can be risky.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈtʃeɪndʒ/ /ˈhɔɹsəz/, /ˈhɔɹsɪz/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈmɪdˌstɹim

الإنجليزية البريطانية

tʃˈeɪndʒ/ /hˈɔːsɪz/ /ˈɪn/ /mˈɪdstɹiːm

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

CHAYNJ HOR-siz in MID-streem

بريطاني

CHAYNJ HAW-siz in MID-streem

استمع في السياق

It's risky to change horses in midstream during a big project.

We can't change horses in midstream now; we're almost finished.

The team decided not to change horses in midstream when the plan was working.

Switching managers now would be like changing horses in midstream.