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Ring The Changes
Ring The Changes
Ring The Changes : Phrases
Meaning:
Swopping things around, such as frequently rearranging the furniture in a room.
Example:
He likes to ring the changes with his handbell group.
Origin:
Changes come from bell ringing where it is possible to make many variations in the order in which the bells are rung - such variations are the changes. In a 12 bell tower, to ring all possible changes would take nearly 40 years.
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