Turn the Tables

#####Turn the Tables

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We eat our dinner on dining tables.

We put our coffee on coffee tables.

Turn the Tables

j: How is your friend Amanda doing?

A: Great , now.

J: Wath do you mean “now?”

A:Well, last year a senior colleague tried to get her fired.

J: What happened?

A: She turned the tables on him.

Now, she ‘s his boss.

To” turn the tables” means to reverse a situation to gain an advantage.

Some say this expression comes from playing board games.

Centuries ago, if you were losing a game, you could turn the table or board game to switch your position with your opponent.

And that English in a Minute!