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turn the tables
werkwoord
1 turn the tables
Cause a complete reversal of the circumstances.
synoniem: turn the tide.
Roget 14:
be contrary
etc.
adj.;
contrast with,
oppose;
diller toto coelo [Lat.].
invert,
reverse,
turn the tables;
turn topsy-turvy,
turn end for end,
turn upside down,
turn inside out.
contradict,
contravene;
antagonize
etc.
708.
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Roget 218:
be inverted
&c.;
turn round,
turn about,
turn to the right about,
go round,
go about,
go to the right about,
wheel round,
wheel about,
wheel to the right about;
turn over,
go over,
tilt over,
topple over;
capsize,
turn turtle.
invert,
subvert,
retrovert†,
introvert;
reverse;
up turn,
over turn,
up set,
over set;
turn topsy turvy
etc.
adj.;
culbuter†;
transpose,
put the cart before the horse,
turn the tables.
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Roget 468:
countervail,
oppose;
mitigate against;
rebut
etc.
(refute)
479;
subvert
etc.
(destroy)
162;
cheek,
weaken;
contravene;
contradict
etc.
(deny)
536;
tell the other side of the story,
tell another story,
turn the scale,
alter the case;
turn the tables;
cut both ways;
prove a negative.
audire alteram partem [Lat.].
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