单词 | ring the changes |
释义 | ring the changesKeep varying how one performs an action or says something, as in She went on and on, ringing the changes on the joy of computers. This expression alludes to the art of change-ringing, where a series of church bells are rung in as many sequences, or changes, as possible. [Early 1600s] Words nearby ring the changesring syringe, ringtail, ring-tailed, ringtail monkey, ring taw, ring the changes, ringtone, ringtoss, ring true, ring up, ringwomb The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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