Phrase: For a change

Phrase: "For a change"

Meaning

  • If you say that you are doing something or something is happening for a change, you mean that you do not usually do it or it does not usually happen, and you are happy to be doing it or that it is happening.



Example Sentences

  • "Let's eat out tonight for a change."
  • "Why don't you help me out for a change instead of me always helping you?!"
  • "It would be nice to eat something else for a change."
  • "He was delighted and I was happy to be doing something positive for a change."
  • "Maybe we should listen to him for a change."
  • "For a change, why not dye your hair?"
  • "Let's take a walk for a change."
  • "We usually go to France in the summer, but this year we're going to Spain for a change."
  • Let's have Italian food for a change."
  • I'm sick and tired of having hamburger for lunch. Let's have pasta for a change."


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