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:
- get on one's high horse
- bet on the wrong horse
- horse trade
- look a gift horse in the mouth
- change hands
- change of scenery
- change the subject
- eat like a horse
- lock the barn door after the horse is gone
- work like a horse
- horse sense
- you can lead a horse to water (but you can't make it drink)
- change of pace
- horse around
- change (someone's) mind