Turn of the tide
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.
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verb (used with object) 1. to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel. 2. to cause to move around or partly around, as for the purpose of opening, closing, or tightening: to turn a key; to turn the cap of a jar. 3. to reverse the […]
- Turn on the waterworks
turn someone on turn on the waterworks Start to weep, as in Whenever Dad refuses a request of hers she turns on the waterworks. This term implies that one begins to weep deliberately, as though switching on a system of pipes connected to reservoirs.
- Turnout
noun 1. the gathering of persons who come to an exhibition, party, spectacle, or the like: They had a large turnout at the meeting. 2. quantity of production; output. 3. an act of turning out. 4. the manner or style in which a person or thing is equipped, dressed, etc. 5. equipment; outfit. 6. a […]
- Turnover
noun 1. an act or result of turning over; upset. 2. change or movement of people, as tenants or customers, in, out, or through a place: The restaurant did a lively business and had a rapid turnover. 3. the aggregate of worker replacements in a given period in a given business or industry. 4. the […]