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turn the tables

verb

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

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

    • "The tables are turned, my red friend!" said the hunter, coolly. "It's your life, not mine, this time!"

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