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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 flank of smb.
(turn the flank of smb. (или smth.))ловко обойти кого-л. (или что-л.), перехитрить кого-л. [этим. воен. совершить обходный манёвр]Ecclesiastics try, in fact, to turn the flank of the usurer by establishing institutions where the poor can raise capital cheaply. (R. H. Tawney, ‘Religion and the Rise of Capitalism’, Kenk) — Создав специальные кассы, где бедняки могли брать ссуды под небольшой процент, церковь, в сущности, подорвала ростовщичество.
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3 turn the car into the garage
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4 turn the beam
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5 turn the corner
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6 turn the laugh against
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7 turn the tables
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8 turn the conversation to something different
turn the conversation to something differentEnglish-Dutch dictionary > turn the conversation to something different
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9 turn the conversation
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10 turn the dog loose at night
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11 turn the flank of
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12 turn the lights on
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13 turn the page
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14 turn the switch
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15 turn the tables (on someone)
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16 turn the tap on/off
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17 turn the volume up
turn the volume up/down [të:n dhë 'volju:m ap/daun] ngre/ul zërin -
18 turn the clock back
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19 turn the other cheek
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20 turn the other cheek
пoдcтaвить дpугую щёку [этим. библ.]If you throw away your weapons, some less scrupulous person will pick them up. If you turn the other cheek you will get a harder blow on it than you got on the first one (G. Orwelh. Violence was not his theme, but his position was 'you don't turn the other cheek' (Newsweek)
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