ring the changes
- {v. phr.} To say or do the same thing in different ways; repeat the same idea in many ways. * /David wanted a new bicycle and he kept ringing the changes on it all day until his parents got angry at him./ * /A smart girl saves money on clothes by learning to ring the changes on a few dresses and clothes./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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ring the changes — ► ring the changes vary the ways of doing something. [ORIGIN: with allusion to the different orders in which a peal of bells may be rung.] Main Entry: ↑change … English terms dictionary
ring the changes — phrasal or ring changes : to run through the whole range of possible variations : reiterate in exhaustive variety of expression rings the changes on possible meanings of words David Daiches clever at ringing the changes with a black frock and a… … Useful english dictionary
ring the changes — {v. phr.} To say or do the same thing in different ways; repeat the same idea in many ways. * /David wanted a new bicycle and he kept ringing the changes on it all day until his parents got angry at him./ * /A smart girl saves money on clothes by … Dictionary of American idioms
ring\ the\ changes — v. phr. To say or do the same thing in different ways; repeat the same idea in many ways. David wanted a new bicycle and he kept ringing the changes on it all day until his parents got angry at him. A smart girl saves money on clothes by learning … Словарь американских идиом
ring the changes — to make major changes to something Let s ring the changes and repaint the whole house … English dictionary
ring the changes — British & Australian to make something more interesting by changing it in some way. Bored with your old look? Ring the changes with our new look hairstyles and make up! … New idioms dictionary
ring the changes — or ring changes phrasal to run through the range of possible variations … New Collegiate Dictionary
ring the changes — idi a) to ring variations on a set of bells b) to range through the possible variations of something … From formal English to slang
ring the changes — Meaning Origin From the practice of bell ringing. A different pattern of the order of striking the bells is called a change … Meaning and origin of phrases
ring the changes — vary the ways of doing something. [with allusion to the different orders in which a peal of bells may be rung.] → change … English new terms dictionary
