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61swim with/against the tide — see ↑tide, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑swim …
62turn the tide — to change a situation or people s opinions to the opposite of what they were before. The government had planned cuts in the armed forces, but when war broke out, the military saw a chance to turn the tide …
63turn the tide — change what looks like defeat into victory At the beginning of the game they were losing badly but they turned the tide and finally won the game …
64priming of the tide — acceleration of the time of high or low water in the 1st and 3d quarters of the moon opposed to lag of the tide …
65turn the tide — verb To make a change, or reversal of general opinion. Images captured by the photojournalist Philip Jones Griffiths in Vietnam helped turn the tide of public opinion against the war …
66stem the tide — verb To slow or stop the increase. The news report stemmed the tide of concerned calls, but didnt stop them altogether …
67Stem The Tide — An attempt to stop a prevailing trend. Sometimes referred to as stop the bleeding. If a stock is continually falling, stemming the tide would be an attempt to halt the free fall and change its direction …
68turn\ 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, and we won. Compare: tip the scales …
69going with the tide — going with the flow, swimming in the direction of the tide …
70stem 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 to pass a stiff gun control law./ …