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Phrase(s): the tide turned
1. Lit. the tide changed from high tide to low tide or vice versa. • The tide turned before the ship had sailed out of the harbor. 2. Fig. the trend changed from one thing to another. • We planned our investments to take advantage of the growth of the stock market. Then the tide turned and we lost buckets of money.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs