special constable: cảnh sát tình nguyện (trong những dịp đặc biệt)
(sử học) nguyên soái; đốc quân, đốc hiệu
to outrun the constable
mang công mắc nợ
tables Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
turn the tables
reverse the situation The opposing team were able to finally turn the tables and won the game.
turn the tables on
begin to defeat the person who was defeating you, mount a comeback When I learned how to return his serve, I turned the tables on him and won the set.
wait on tables
(See wait on customers)
Tables are turned
When the tables are turned, the situation has changed giving the advantage to the party who had previously been at a disadvantage.
turn the tables|table|tables|turn
v. phr. To make something happen just the opposite of how it is supposed to happen. The boys turned the tables on John when they took his squirt gun away and squirted him.
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Cùng học tiếng anh với từ điển Từ đồng nghĩa, cách dùng từ tương tự, Thành ngữ, tục ngữ tables