turn the tide
to change a situation or people's opinions to the opposite of what they were before

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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.

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turn the tide
to change what looks like defeat into victory
At the beginning of the game we were losing badly but we turned the tide and won the game.

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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.

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