change horses in midstream
производить крупные перемены в неподходящий момент, "коней на переправе не меняют"
Jim has decided to change his coach before the match, but I told him he'd better not change horses in midstream.
Другие идиомы:
- change hands
- change of heart
- you can lead a horse to water (but you can't make it drink)
- bet on the wrong horse
- change of scenery
- horse sense
- wild horses could not drag (someone away)
- change the subject
- back the wrong horse
- put the cart before the horse
- change of pace
- work like a horse
- get on one's high horse
- change one's tune
- change (someone's) mind