turn the tide

turn the tide
turn the tide
Fig. to cause a reversal in the direction of events; to cause a reversal in public opinion. •

It looked as if the team were going to lose, but near the end of the game, our star player turned the tide.

At first, people were opposed to our plan. After a lot of discussion, we were able to turn the tide.

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{v. phr.} To change what looks like defeat into victory. * /We were losing the game until Jack got there. His coming turned the tide for us, and we won./ Compare: TIP THE SCALES.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • turn the tide — {v. phr.} To change what looks like defeat into victory. * /We were losing the game until Jack got there. His coming turned the tide for us, and we won./ Compare: TIP THE SCALES …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • turn the tide — verb cause a complete reversal of the circumstances The tables are turned now that the Republicans are in power! • Syn: ↑turn the tables • Hypernyms: ↑change by reversal, ↑turn, ↑reverse • Verb Frames …   Useful english dictionary

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  • turn the tide — to change a situation or people s opinions to the opposite of what they were before. The government had planned cuts in the armed forces, but when war broke out, the military saw a chance to turn the tide …   New idioms dictionary

  • turn the tide — verb To make a change, or reversal of general opinion. Images captured by the photojournalist Philip Jones Griffiths in Vietnam helped turn the tide of public opinion against the war …   Wiktionary

  • Turn The Tide (song) — Infobox Single Name = Turn the Tide Cover size = Border = Caption = Artist = Liquid feat. Silvy Album = A side = B side = Released = 2000 Format = Vinyl, 12 Recorded = Genre = Vocal Euro house Length = 15:26 Label =Byte Records Writer =Regi… …   Wikipedia

  • turn the tide — change what looks like defeat into victory At the beginning of the game they were losing badly but they turned the tide and finally won the game …   Idioms and examples

  • turn\ the\ tide — v. phr. To change what looks like defeat into victory. We were losing the game until Jack got there. His coming turned the tide for us, and we won. Compare: tip the scales …   Словарь американских идиом

  • turn the tide — to change a situation, especially so that you begin to win instead of losing He claimed that his government was turning the tide in the war against drugs …   English dictionary

  • turn the tide — cause a major change, change the situation drastically …   English contemporary dictionary

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