change the subject

Idioms  

1. Deliberately talk about another topic, as in If someone asks you an embarrassing question, just change the subject. This term uses subject in the sense of “a topic of conversation,” a usage dating from the late 1500s.

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change the subject

The next 20 minutes will be spent trying to change the subject, an act that will inevitably lead to other hidden land mines ... such as vegetables.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2024

No, the part I’m celebrating is when Burr invoked the most reliably triggering term of all before dispelling it and distracting Maher to change the subject.

From Salon ● May 16, 2024

“I saw you leave and then I heard you came back,” Morgan prodded, leading Killer Mike to gently change the subject.

From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

Jackson won’t try to change the subject when these are brought up.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2023

I decide now’s a good time to change the subject.

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott