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turn the ta·bles

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. turn the tables, turn the tideverb

    cause a complete reversal of the circumstances

    "The tables are turned now that the Republicans are in power!"

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  1. turn the tablesverb

    To reverse a situation, such that the advantage has shifted to the party which was previously disadvantaged.

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  1. turn the tables

    To "turn the tables" is an idiomatic expression that means to reverse a disadvantageous situation to become advantageous, or to change a situation so that you now have power or control over someone who previously had power or control over you. It often refers to a surprising or unexpected shift in power or control in a conflict or competition.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of turn the tables in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of turn the tables in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of turn the tables in a Sentence

  1. Nancy Pape:

    I come from a place of faith and you are called to turn the tables and that’s what I am trying to do, and you have the opportunity and duty to do that here in New Hampshire.

  2. Mark Schwartz:

    This is a way to turn the tables on a first world power, it's just incredible to watch that despite the unbelievable loss of life and sacrifice, what the will to resist and the resolve to resist can do.

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  • den Spieß umdrehenGerman
  • la roue tourneFrench
  • बाजी पलटेHindi
  • snúa vörn í sókn, snúa á, komið annað hljóð í strokkinn, snúa við taflinuIcelandic
  • cambiare le carte in tavolaItalian

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