Давайте разберем несколько интересных идиом с глаголом CHANGE.
CHANGE HANDS - to pass to a different owner; ПЕРЕХОДИТЬ К ДРУГОМУ ВЛАДЕЛЬЦУ
* The car has changed hands several times.
CHANGE HORSES IN MIDSTREAM - to change to a different or new activity while you are in the middle of something else; to change from supporting one person or thing to another; МЕНЯТЬ ЛОШАДЕЙ НА ПЕРЕПРАВЕ, МЕНЯТЬ ПЛАНЫ В РЕШАЮЩИЙ МОМЕНТ
CHANGE YOUR TUNE - (informal) to express a different opinion or behave in a different way when your situation changes; ЗАГОВОРИТЬ/ВЕСТИ СЕБЯ ИНАЧЕ
* Wait until it happens to him—he'll soon change his tune.
CHANGE YOUR WAYS - to start to live or behave in a different way from before; ВЗЯТЬСЯ ЗА УМ, ИЗМЕНИТЬ ОБРАЗ ЖИЗНИ В ЛУЧШУЮ СТОРОНУ
* He was in trouble with the police as a teenager but now he’s completely changed his ways.
CHANGE YOUR/SOMEBODY'S MIND- to change a decision or an opinion; ИЗМЕНИТЬ МНЕНИЕ, РЕШЕНИЕ
* Nothing will make me change my mind.
A LEOPARD CANNOT CHANGE ITS SPOTS - (saying) people cannot change their character, especially if they have a bad character; ГОРБАТОГО МОГИЛА ИСПРАВИТ
* You didn’t really expect her to be on time, did you? A leopard can’t change its spots.
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