idiom
turn the tables
TERN the TAY-bulz
tɜːrn ðə ˈteɪbəlzListen
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Syllable breakdown
turnthetables
Dictionary meaning
reverse a situation so that a person who was at a disadvantage now has the upper hand; cause an opponent who held power over you to be put in the very position they put you in
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