A change of scene In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "a change of scene", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Rachel Chau calendar 2021-08-07 09:08

Meaning of A change of scene

Synonyms:

a change of air

A change of scene phrase

“A change of scenery” is also used to convey the same meaning.

If you have a change of scene, you go somewhere else, especially after staying in one place for so long.

I need a change of scene when the pandemic is over.

He has been playing for the club since 2004 and now it is time for him to leave and have a change of scene.

She simply wants a change of scene from her desk.

Other phrases about:

move like the wind
Run or move extremely quickly
bob and weave

To move quickly up and down and from side to side, typically in an attempt to avoid hitting or being hit by something

set off (for some place)

To leave a place, especially to start a journey

dawdle along

To move in a slow and unconcerned manner.

Make a Beeline for (someone, something)

To head to something or someone quickly and directly.

Origin of A change of scene

The term comes from the theater, where changing the scenery has been important since Shakespeare’s time. The figurative use of “scene” dates at least from the seventeenth century. “Through all the changing scenes of life,” wrote Nicholas Brady and Nahum Tate in their New Versions of the Psalms (1696).

The Origin Cited: idioms.thefreedictionary.com .
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