Table Turning

The second key to understanding Capote's malice involves what Mr. Schultz calls "table-turning," or "pre-emptive abandonment"—hurt them before they hurt you. ❋ James Campbell (2011)

And when Mr. Schultz writes that "the 'ouch' script and the 'table-turning' script were both powerful determinants of Capote's thoughts, feelings, and behavior," the reader might feel that he is both over-complicating and over-simplifying. ❋ James Campbell (2011)

Alternatively, AIA might launch a table-turning takeover bid. ❋ Hester Plumridge (2011)

Tranh also has a table-turning encounter with a former employee, fired in disgrace by Tranh himself but who is now much better off than his former boss. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And now we're asked to accept the table-turning decision of Jason Mesnick, AKA The Bachelor. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Rage that mutilation of women's bodies and souls are daily fodder for primetime TV, whereas this one instance of table-turning has caused such a huge hissyfit. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This is a little table-turning on the calls by some No on 8 supporters for a boycott of businesses that gave to the proposition. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Century a manner of harmless magic, whose miracles are table-turning and ghost seeing whilst the prodigious rascality of its prophets (the so-called Mediums) has brought it into universal disrepute. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The obligatory table-turning plot twists in the third act are neither convincing nor particularly interesting. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Review: Except for the table-turning premise, this one had little else to offer. ❋ Unknown (2005)

One particularly ingenious “table-turning” strategy is to counterattack before the attack. ❋ Richard Lavoie (2005)

This would be a horrible place to start a round of table-turning. ❋ Pojken (2004)

Europe, the civilised, the enlightened, the sceptical, dotes over clairvoyance and table-turning, and whilst even hard-headed America believes in “mediums,” in ❋ Unknown (2003)

I had [enough] of [bossing] me around, now [it is me] that tables the turn. ❋ Michael Washboard (2022)

turning [tables] means doing the same thing to the other person. For example if someone hurts you, you find a way to [turn the tables] and hurt them too. She turned the tables on her rival with [allegations] of corruption. ❋ Bagherzadeh (2020)

Last night I had this girl ontop like a Turn table. I [spun] her like [record] [remix] on my penis. ❋ DrBrodan (2011)

the girl wanted a [thrill] ride so i gave her [the turn] [tables] ❋ Slangwordmasta (2016)

The tables have turned darkness! ❋ Charlie Murphy!! (2008)

David: [Michael], we need you back in [the company]. Michael: Oh, [how the turn tables] ❋ Imveryveryshort (2019)

Hey Essay, I was over at [your mom's] place last night & her sister stopped by. They asked me if I wanted to do a Mexican Turn Table, so I [flipped] them bitches upside down and [rubbed] those pussies real hard. ❋ Paulypizza (2012)

Well well well how the turn tables you have [activated] [my trap] [card] ❋ CornHub.Com/HardcoreCorn (2020)