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English verb: turn the tables | |||
| 1. | turn the tables (change) cause a complete reversal of the circumstances | ||
| Samples | The tables are turned now that the Republicans are in power!. | ||
| Synonyms | turn the tide | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change by reversal, reverse, turn | ||
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