turn the tide

vi. 扭转局势

例句与用法：

I'll turn the tables on you one day and punish you for all the wrongs you've done to my family.

总有一天我会报复你的，你对我家干了那么多坏事，我会惩罚你的。

His whole mind was concentrated on one thing only- how to turn the tables on the enemy.

他的整个脑子都集中考虑一个问题，如何扭转局势，使之对敌人不利。