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1 turn the tables
(turn the tables (on или upon smb.))одержать верх после поражения, взять реванш; поменяться ролями (с кем-л.); отплатить (кому-л.) той же монетой, бить противника его же оружием [этим. спорт. поменяться с соперником местами или досками]We have talked of Joseph Sedley being as vain as a girl. Heaven help us! The girls have only to turn the tables, and say of one of their own sex, ‘She's as vain as a man’, and they will have perfect reason. (W. Thackeray, ‘Vanity Fair’, ch. II) — Мы уже говорили, что Джозеф Седли был тщеславен, как молодая девушка. Да Боже мой! Ведь девушкам только стоит перевернуть это сравнение и сказать об одной из себе подобных: "Она тщеславна, как мужчина!" - и они будут совершенно правы.
‘Essex had to act quickly and drastically’, Asquith said. ‘Don't get mad with him. He had to turn the tables on you to save himself.’ (J. Aldridge, ‘The Diplomat’, ch. 43) — - Эссекс был вынужден действовать быстро и решительно, - сказал Асквит. - Не злитесь на него. Чтобы спасти себя, ему ничего не оставалось, как только бить вас вашим же оружием.
Alma: "...The tables have turned, yes, the tables have turned with a vengeance! You've come around to my old way of thinking and I to yours..." (T. Williams, ‘Summer and Smoke’, sc. X) — Альма: "...Мы поменялись ролями. Поделом нам обеим! Вы пришли к моей точке зрения, я - к вашей..."
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2 turn the tables
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3 turn the tables (on someone)
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4 turn the tables
поменяться ролями/местами (изменить ситуацию); отплатить той же монетойIn their first game John beat Peter, but in the next game Peter turned the tables and won easily.
In his response, Kissinger sought to turn the tables on his critics.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > turn the tables
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5 turn the tables on (or upon) smb.
oдepжaть вepx нaд кeм-л. пocлe пopaжeния, взять peвaнш; пoмeнятьcя poлями c кeм-л.; oтплaтить кoму-л. тoй жe мoнeтoй, бить пpoтивникa eгo жe opужиeм [этим. спорт.. пoмeнятьcя c coпepникoм мecтaми или дocкaми]'Essex had to act quickly and drastically.' Asquith said, 'Don't get mad with him. He had to turn the tables on you to save himself (J. Aldridge). Once when John Maynard Keynes, the great British economist was rebuked for changing his mind on some issue, he turned the tables on his accuser with a sharp retort: 'Sir, when I learn new facts, I sometimes change my opinion. What do you do?' (Business Week International)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > turn the tables on (or upon) smb.
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6 turn the tables on sb
durumu birinin aleyhine çevirmek--------turn the tables (on sb)kendi kazdigi kuyuya düsürmek -
7 turn the tables
1) Общая лексика: отплатить той же монетой, поменяться ролями, поменяться ролями (с кем-л. - (up)on smb.), бить противника его же оружием, взять реванш, одержать верх после поражения, отплатить той же монетой3) Пословица: обменяться ролями4) Табуированная лексика: шантажировать клиента -
8 turn the tables on
Общая лексика: бить противника его же оружием, отплатить той же монетой, поменяться ролями -
9 turn the tables on somebody
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > turn the tables on somebody
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10 turn the tables
להפוך את הקערה על פיה* * *◙ היפ לע הרעקה תא ךופהל◄ -
11 turn the tables
сущ.общ. поменяться ролями -
12 turn the tables
de tafels omkeren -
13 turn the tables
vända på situationen, få övertaget -
14 turn the tables
• dati stvari drugi obrt; okrenuti drugi list; preći u protivnapad; preokrenuti -
15 turn the tables on someone
бить противника его же оружием, поменяться ролями -
16 turn the tables upon someone
бить противника его же оружием, поменяться ролями -
17 turn\ the\ tables\ on\ sy
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18 turn the tables
отплати́ть той же моне́той; поменя́ться роля́миThe Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > turn the tables
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19 turn the tables on smb
бить проти́вника его́ же ору́жием, отплати́ть той же моне́той; поменя́ться роля́миThe Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > turn the tables on smb
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20 to turn the tables
to turn the tablesmudar a sorte.————————to turn the tablesvirar o feitiço contra o feiticeiro.
См. также в других словарях:
turn the tables on someone — turn the tables (on (someone/something)) to change a situation so that someone s position is the opposite of what it was. She turned the tables by playing a better game and recently has won most of her matches. Hendricks turned the tables on the… … New idioms dictionary
turn the tables on something — turn the tables (on (someone/something)) to change a situation so that someone s position is the opposite of what it was. She turned the tables by playing a better game and recently has won most of her matches. Hendricks turned the tables on the… … New idioms dictionary
turn the tables on — turn the tables (on (someone/something)) to change a situation so that someone s position is the opposite of what it was. She turned the tables by playing a better game and recently has won most of her matches. Hendricks turned the tables on the… … New idioms dictionary
turn the tables — (on (someone/something)) to change a situation so that someone s position is the opposite of what it was. She turned the tables by playing a better game and recently has won most of her matches. Hendricks turned the tables on the media when he… … New idioms dictionary
turn the tables on someone — turn the tables on (someone) 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 … New idioms dictionary
turn the tables on — (someone) 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 … New idioms dictionary
turn the tables — If circumstances change completely, giving an advantage to those who seemed to be losing, the tables are turned … The small dictionary of idiomes
turn the tables (on someone) — phrase to succeed in gaining an advantage over someone who until now had an advantage over you After six defeats, Oxford finally turned the tables on their old rivals. Thesaurus: to defeat someone in a game, competition or argumentsynonym… … Useful english dictionary
turn the tables (on somebody) — turn the ˈtables (on sb) idiom to change a situation so that you are now in a stronger position than the person who used to be in a stronger position than you Main entry: ↑tableidiom … Useful english dictionary
turn the tables on — index recriminate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
turn the tables — ► turn the tables reverse a situation disadvantageous to oneself so that it becomes advantageous. Main Entry: ↑table … English terms dictionary