| 单词 | turn of the tide |
| 释义 | turn of the tideSEE SYNONYMS FOR turn of the tide ON THESAURUS.COM A reversal of fortune, as in This last poll marked the turn of the tide, with our candidate gaining a sizable majority. Similarly, to turn the tide means “reverse a situation,” as in The arrival of reinforcements turned the tide in the battle. This idiom transfers the ebb and flow of the ocean's tides to human affairs. Although the idea is much older, the precise idiom dates from the first half of the 1800s. Words nearby turn of the tideturnkey project, turnkey system, turnoff, turn of phrase, turn of the century, turn of the tide, turnon, turn one's back on, turn one's hand to, turn one's head, turn one's stomach The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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