单词 | to flip the script |
释义 | > as lemmasto flip the script U.S. colloquial (originally in the language of rap and hip-hop). to flip the script: to make an unexpected or dramatic change. Also: to reverse the usual or pre-existing positions in a situation; to turn the tables. ΚΠ 1991 ‘P. Rock’ & ‘C. L. Smooth’ Mecca & Soul Brother (transcribed from song) in All Souled Out Okay, you wanna act trife and flip the script. 1992 Spin (Electronic ed.) June 78/1 That done, he flips the script and brings the hardcore. 1997 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constit. (Nexis) 12 Feb. (Sports section) 4 c South Carolina flipped the script and executed a most improbable comeback. 2004 Jet 11 Oct. 18/1 Flip the script with platinum twists, go retro with a 'fro or rock waist-length locks. 2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 3 July ix. 10/5 We've had to listen to rappers brag about their conquests for ages in their music... Karrine is the first female to flip the script and brag about her conquests with actual names. 2013 E. Huang Fresh off Boat vii. 116 That's when I flipped the script and stopped reading anything religious. < as lemmas |
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