to turn the tide
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4.2
- idiom
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- The new evidence presented in court could turn the tide of the trial in his favor.
- help turn the tide
And the moment that I went all in, I was able to, you know, sort of turn the tide on on my career and and I hit the upswing.
- And the moment that I went all in, I was able to, you know, sort of turn the tide on on my career and and I hit the upswing.
- And if we do that, then the quicker we will turn the tide on this and the quicker we will be confident that we can stay within the capacity that the NHS is planning.
- Well, the first thing is, at the time when I returned to the broad, the technology has, as I've already implied, really turned the tide.
- And he, he turns the tide and his brother Eric dies a very noble death.
- We're we're, we're trying to create disruption in this current and to try to turn the tide back.
Examples
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Let's take a look at the general who, in a few short months, has turned the tide towards victory.
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After an all-out mobilization, the U.S. engagement helped turn the tide, leading the Allied Forces to victory within three and a half years.
Academic text (2003) -
And now all those forces are going to help turn the tide of this battle in the center.
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That if he can break their lines now, he will turn the tide.
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So what can he say that will turn the tide back in his direction?
Blog text (2) -
Who can stop the loss and turn the tide?
Fiction book (1998) -
My family is now listening, but they are not enough to turn the tide.
Blog text (4) -
Twitter is by far the best resource we have available to us for turning the tide of this election.
Blog text (33) -
It might be the means of turning the tide of the war in this area.
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Now, after three decades of research, ARS scientists hope to turn the tide on the fungal takeover in the Northwest.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
20
3.9
To change a situation so you get the advantage over someone who had it before
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7.1
Completely change what people think about something
To make a clear change in a situation or result
Antonyms
How Dramatic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The verb 'turn' (to change) combined with 'tide' (a movement or trend) creates a clear metaphor of reversing a prevailing movement, so the core meaning 'cause a major reversal' is motivated by the literal image. However, the mapping from a physical tidal change to an abstract shift in circumstances is metaphorical and may not be fully predictable for all learners without exposure, making it only partially transparent.
Etymology
The idiom turn the tide comes from the sea: when the tide actually turns, the water moves the other way and can change what happens to ships. So, to turn the tide means 'to cause a major change' and make a bad situation better (or the opposite).