Vocabulary

turn the tide

流(なが)れを変(か)える

B2 · Upper-intermediate Uncommon

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Idiom

To change a situation, especially so that you begin to win instead of losing.

状況(じょうきょう)を変(か)える、特(とく)に負(ま)けるのではなく勝(か)ち始(はじ)めるため。

Examples

  1. Republican President Donald Trump (74), who has fallen behind in the polls wants to turn the tide as it will be the last direct confrontation between the candidates.