turn the tables on sb
Definition
› to change a situation so that you now have an advantage over someone who previously had an advantage over you: She turned the tables on her rival with allegations of corruption.Adapting and modifying ChangingAdapting and attuning to something
(Definition of turn the tables on sb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- acclimatize verb
- accommodate verb (SUIT)
- adapt verb (BECOME FAMILIAR)
- adapt verb (CHANGE)
- adaptable adjective
- adjustable adjective
- adjustment noun (BECOMING FAMILIAR)
- amend verb
- amendment noun
- chameleon noun (PERSON)
- change with/keep up with/move with the times idiom
- jigger verb
- modification noun (CHANGE)
- modification noun (LANGUAGE)
- pliant adjective (PERSON)
- put sth back phrasal verb (OF CLOCK)
- revision noun (CHANGE)
- tailored adjective (FOR PURPOSE)
- twist verb (CHANGE)
- write sb out of sth phrasal verb
Topic:
Adapting and modifying
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