turn the tables on
Example Sentences
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Newsom took the opportunity to turn the tables on the president.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
Chasing 233, the Proteas were on the ropes at 78-5, but their tail refused to throw in the towel, showing the same grit that saw them turn the tables on India in their previous outing.
From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025
In a 25-page filing, the lawyers sought to turn the tables on the government, accusing the prosecutors in the case of using “inflammatory rhetoric” themselves in a way that “violated longstanding rules of prosecutorial ethics.”
From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2023
Crawford sent a message to Eubank in camp, clearly confident his new stablemate can turn the tables on Smith.
From BBC • Sep. 1, 2023
“In the other,” added Nala, “we turn the tables on alien invaders.”
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
