moving three times is as bad as a fire

1. Moving one's business or household naturally incurs such losses and damages to one's property that moving three times would be equal to what one would lose in a fire. An adaptation of the quote by Benjamin Franklin that "three removes are as bad as a fire." I've had to move so many times in pursuit of stable employment, and I've lost track of all the things I've misplaced or broken in the process. I guess it's true what they say—moving three times is as bad as a fire.

2. By extension, effecting too much change too quickly can result in much greater difficulties or misfortunes than one might face by staying the course or remaining steadfast. Moving three times is as bad as a fire, as the adage goes, and in these economically volatile times, the government's plans to overhaul every aspect of the country's public services is not simply foolish—it's downright dangerous.

See also: bad, fire, moving, three, times

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

Moving three times is as bad as a fire.

Prov. If you move your household three times, you will lose or damage as many things as a fire in your house would have destroyed or damaged. Fred: The company is transferring me again. Ellen: But we can't make another move! Moving three times is as bad as a fire.

See also: bad, fire, moving, three, times

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

three moves are as bad as a fire
got to get moving
gotta
(I've) got to get moving
backward and forward
backward(s) and forward(s)
forwards
up to speed
moving
move about

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释义	moving three times is as bad as a fire moving three times is as bad as a fire 1. Moving one's business or household naturally incurs such losses and damages to one's property that moving three times would be equal to what one would lose in a fire. An adaptation of the quote by Benjamin Franklin that "three removes are as bad as a fire." I've had to move so many times in pursuit of stable employment, and I've lost track of all the things I've misplaced or broken in the process. I guess it's true what they say—moving three times is as bad as a fire. 2. By extension, effecting too much change too quickly can result in much greater difficulties or misfortunes than one might face by staying the course or remaining steadfast. Moving three times is as bad as a fire, as the adage goes, and in these economically volatile times, the government's plans to overhaul every aspect of the country's public services is not simply foolish—it's downright dangerous. See also: bad, fire, moving, three, times Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Moving three times is as bad as a fire. Prov. If you move your household three times, you will lose or damage as many things as a fire in your house would have destroyed or damaged. Fred: The company is transferring me again. Ellen: But we can't make another move! Moving three times is as bad as a fire. See also: bad, fire, moving, three, times McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: three moves are as bad as a fire got to get moving gotta (I've) got to get moving backward and forward backward(s) and forward(s) forwards up to speed moving move about
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