We were losing the game until Jack got there. His coming turned the tide for us, and we won.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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 — {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
Turn the Tide — Infobox Album | Name = Turn the Tide Type = studio Artist = Baillie the Boys Released = 1989 Recorded = Genre = Country Length = Label = RCA Producer = Kyle Lehning Reviews = Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg… … Wikipedia
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 — 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
