ringing the changes
Example Sentences
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In total there were 22 bowling switches, Cummins ringing the changes more than any other captain at this World Cup.
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2023
Chelis is supposedly ringing the changes from an already transformed Chivas side that had the local Columbus announcers confessing to not knowing who "half these guys" were during last week's game.
From The Guardian • Mar. 8, 2013
Weller is ringing the changes at Argos, which last had a makeover at the millennium.
From The Guardian • Aug. 27, 2010
He seemed never to tire of ringing the changes upon the theme of the lie, its utility, its convenience, and its consequences.
From Mark Twain by Henderson, Archibald
"That's yer sort, laddies; ye're guid at ringing the changes on that head onyway," cried Watt.
From The Lighthouse by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
