start a fresh hare

Meaning: (idiomatic)Todivertadiscussionorargumentfrom itsconclusion.1873, William Thomas Thornton,Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics, page156: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.1924, Gilbert Frankau,Gerald Cranston's Lady, page68:"Do I understand you to suggest, Mr. Cranston" -- Sir James Guthrie, scenting trouble, did his best tostart a fresh hare-- "that we should issue fresh capital to finance this distribution scheme?"1936, R.A.J. Walling,The Corpse in the Crimson Slippers, page158:"Let's think it out. Is one more shot going to put us back where we began, Felderman? Must westart a fresh harealtogether?"1955, Arthur C. Clarke,Earthlight, page84:Before anyone could challenge him on this, Czuikov from the Electronics Labstarted a fresh hare.

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