Turn the tables Moderate

Turn the tables has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

cause a complete reversal of the circumstances

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

turn the tables turn the tide

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

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

change by reversal

Rhyming Words

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