change the record

English

Verb

change the record (third-person singular simple present changes the record, present participle changing the record, simple past and past participle changed the record)

(imperative) To change the subject; to discuss something else.

Usage notes

The phrase implies that the current topic has been exhausted or made boring through repetition; compare broken record.

Translations

Finnish: vaihtaa levyä
French: changer de disque (fr)
Romanian: schimba placa

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