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See: TURN THE TIDE.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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turn the tide

[turn the tide] {v. phr.} To change what looks like defeat into victory. * /We were losing the game until Jack got there. His coming turned the tide for us, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[tide over] {v.} To carry past a difficulty or danger; help in bad times or in trouble. * /He was out of work last winter but he had saved enough […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

stem the tide

[stem the tide] {v. phr.} To resist; hold back something of great pressure or strength. * /The way to stem the tide of juvenile delinquency is to strengthen education and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

tide turn

[tide turn] See: [TURN THE TIDE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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