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a losing streak

losing several times in succession The Leafs are on a losing streak. They've lost seven games!

a lucky streak

winning several times in succession Whenever I wear this ring, I have a lucky streak. I win every game!

angels fear to tread

(See where angels fear to tread)

beat a hasty retreat

run away from, leave quickly When the boys heard the siren they beat a hasty retreat.

change horses in mid stream

change plans/methods after you have begun a competition or business We're in the furniture business, not clothing. We can't change horses in mid stream.

change horses in midstream

make new plans or choose a new leader in the middle of an important activity They have decided to change lawyers but I told them that they shouldn

Dutch treat

meal/movie etc. where each person pays their own way, contribute equally to something When he goes out with his girlfriend it is always a Dutch treat as he doesn

losing streak

losing game after game, losing a series of games The Jays are on a losing streak. They've lost four games straight.

lucky streak

a series of lucky wins, string of good luck He lost the bet on the sixth race, and his lucky streak ended.

mainstream

common, familiar, of the majority Smoking isn't as common now. It isn't a mainstream activity.

mean streak

being unkind at times, having cruel traits Kurt has a mean streak in him. Did you see him kick his dog?

royal treatment

special hospitality, roll out the red carpet We received royal treatment when we visited our relatives in Sweden.

step/tread on one

do something that embarasses or offends someone else I don't want to tread on my supervisor's toes as he has not been in a good mood lately.

tread on one

do something that offends someone I don

treat someone

pay for someone else He treated me to a dinner at the restaurant.

where angels fear to tread

where even the angels fear to go, where danger is They were using a ouija board - going where angels fear to tread!

winning streak

winning game after game, make a clean sweep The Expos have won nine games - their longest winning streak.

yellow streak

cowardice in one

treal

[true+real] for real

talk a blue streak

Idiom(s): talk a blue streak

Theme: COMMUNICATION - VERBAL

to talk very much and very rapidly. (Informal.)
• Billy didn't talk until he was six, and then he started talking a blue streak.
• I can't understand anything Bob says. He talks a blue streak, and I can't follow his thinking.

stand sb to a treat

Idiom(s): stand sb to a treat

Theme: GENEROSITY

to pay for food or drink for someone as a special favor.
• We went to the zoo, and my father stood us all to a treat. We had ice cream and soft drinks.
• We went to a nice restaurant and had a fine meal. It was even better when Mr. Williams told us he'd stand us to a treat, and he picked up the bill.

give sb the red-carpet treatment

Idiom(s): give sb the red-carpet treatment

Theme: PRAISE

to give someone very special treatment; to give someone royal treatment.
• We always give the queen the red-carpet treatment when she comes to visit.
• They never give me the red-carpet treatment.

get the red-carpet treatment

Idiom(s): get the red-carpet treatment

Theme: RESPECT - HONOR

to receive very special treatment; to receive royal treatment. (This refers—sometimes literally—to the rolling out of a clean red carpet for someone to walk on.)
• I love to go to fancy stores where I get the red carpet treatment.
• The queen expects to get the red-carpet treatment wherever she goes.

fools rush in where angels fear to tread

Idiom(s): fools rush in (where angels fear to tread)

Theme: CAUTION

people with little experience or knowledge often get involved in difficult or delicate situations that wiser people would avoid.
• I wouldn't ask Jean about her divorce, but Kate did. Fools rush in, as they say.
• Only the newest member of the committee questioned the chairman's decision. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

change horses in the middle of the stream

Idiom(s): change horses in the middle of the stream

Theme: CHANGE

to make major changes in an activity that has already begun; to choose someone or something else after it is too late.
• I'm already baking a cherry pie. I can't bake an apple pie. It's too late to change horses in the middle of the stream.
• The house is half-built. It's too late to hire a different architect. You can't change horses in the middle of the stream.

Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner

Education is something you keep forever.

One man's trash is another man's treasure.

What is useless to one person could be valuable to another.

One man's trash is another man's treasure

What is useless to one person might be valuable to another.

Tread on someone's toes

If you tread on someone's toes, you upset them, especially if you do something that they should be in charge of.

Tread the boards

When someone treads the boards, they perform on stage in a theatre.

Tread water

If someone is treading water, they are making no progress.

red carpet treatment

treat someone with great respect: "When we visit our offices in Asia, we get the red carpet treatment."

Don't change horses in mid-stream.

Plans must not be altered at the wrong time.

beat a retreat|beat|retreat

v. phr. 1. To give a signal, esp. by beating a drum, to go back. The Redcoats' drums were beating a retreat. 2. To run away. They beat a retreat when they saw that they were too few. The cat beat a hasty retreat when he saw the dog coming.
Compare: BACK DOWN, FALL BACK.

change horses in midstream|change|change horses in

v. phr. To make new plans or choose a new leader in the middle of an important activity. When a new President is to be elected during a war, the people may decide not to change horses in the middle of a stream.

dutch treat|dutch|treat

n., informal A meal in a restaurant or an outing at the movies, concert, or theater where each party pays his or her own way. "I am willing to accept your invitation," Mary said, "but it will have to be Dutch treat."

step on one's toes|step|toe|toes|tread|tread on on

v. phr. To do something that embarrasses or offends someone else. If you break in when other people are talking, you may step on their toes. Mary is pretty, and she often treads on the toes of the girls by stealing their boyfriend.

talk a blue streak|blue|blue streak|streak|talk

v. phr., informal To talk on and on, usually very fast. Sue is a nice girl but after one drink she talks a blue streak and won't stop.

tread water|tread|water

v. phr. To keep the head above water with the body in an upright position by moving the feet as if walking. He kept afloat by treading water.

trick or treat|treat|trick

n. The custom of going from house to house on Halloween asking for small gifts and playing tricks on people who refuse to give. When Mrs. Jones answered the doorbell, the children yelled "Trick or treat." Mrs. Jones gave them all some candy. On Halloween Bill and Tom went out playing trick or treat.

winning streak|streak|winning

n. A series of several wins one after the other. The team extended their winning streak to ten.

beat a retreat

beat a retreat
Also, beat a hasty retreat. Reverse course or withdraw, usually quickly. For example, I really don't want to run into Jeff—let's beat a retreat. This term originally (1300s) referred to the military practice of sounding drums to call back troops. Today it is used only figuratively, as in the example above.

blue streak

blue streak
talk a blue streak
to talk much and rapidly

change horses in midstream, don't

change horses in midstream, don't
Also, don't swap horses in midstream. It's unwise to alter methods or choose new leaders during a crisis, as in I don't hold with getting a new manager right now—let's not swap horses in midstream. This expression was popularized (although not originated) by Abraham Lincoln in a speech in 1864 when he discovered that the National Union League was supporting him for a second term as President.

don't change horses at midstream

don't change horses at midstream
see change horses in midstream, don't.

midstream

midstream
see change horses in midstream, don't.

retreat

retreat
see beat a retreat.

streak

streak
see like greased lightning; talk someone's arm off; winning streak.

stream

stream
see change horses in midstream, don't; swim against the current.

tread

tread
In addition to the idioms beginning with tread, also see fools rush in where angels fear to tread; step on someone's toes.
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- tread the boards
- tread water