start a fresh hare
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To divert a discussion or argument from its conclusion.
Example Sentences
- "Like a huntsman who, for the sake of a better run, should outrace his quarry, or who, seeing that the dogs were close upon the hare, should, in order to prolong the chase, start a fresh hare, kept till then snug at his saddle-bow, so Hume, in the excitement of metaphysical pursuit, instead of stopping to gather up whatever verified affirmations came his way, would prefer to follow any new negation that he espied, or, if momentarily accepting any affirmation as established, would proceed forthwith to affirm its direct opposite with the view of neutralising both."
- ""Do I understand you to suggest, Mr. Cranston" -- Sir James Guthrie, scenting trouble, did his best to start a fresh hare -- "that we should issue fresh capital to finance this distribution scheme?""
- ""Let's think it out. Is one more shot going to put us back where we began, Felderman? Must we start a fresh hare altogether?""
- "Before anyone could challenge him on this, Czuikov from the Electronics Lab started a fresh hare."