Idiom
turn the tables
Meaning
To reverse a situation, so that the advantage has shifted to the party which was previously disadvantaged.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The underdog team turned the tables and won the game.”
“After trailing for most of the match, the player turned the tables with a brilliant final move.”
“By exposing the corruption within the firm, the whistleblower effectively turned the tables on the executives who had previously silenced him.”
Examples
simple
“The underdog team turned the tables and won the game.”
contextual
“After trailing for most of the match, the player turned the tables with a brilliant final move.”
complex
“By exposing the corruption within the firm, the whistleblower effectively turned the tables on the executives who had previously silenced him.”
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