turn the table

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English

Verb

turn the table

  1. Alternative form of turn the tables
    • 2012 May 13, Alistair Magowan, “Sunderland 0-1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport[1]:
      But as United saw the game out, little did they know that, having looked likely to win their 13th Premier League title, it was City who turned the table to snatch glory from their arch-rivals' grasp.
  2. (dated) At a dinner party, to have guests turn from left to right (or vice versa) to talk to the people on their opposite side.