English Explanatory Dictionary

turn the table

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Alternative form of turn the tables.
  2. At a dinner party, to have guests turn from left to right (or vice versa) to talk to the people on their opposite side.

Word forms

turn the table turns the table turning the table turned the table
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