Idiom
turn the tables on somethingturn the tables (on someone/something)
to change a situation so that someone's position is the opposite of what it was.She turned the tables by playing a better game and recently has won most of her matches.Hendricks turned the tables on the media when he borrowed a camera from a TV crew and started filming.Dan was always the one in trouble, but now the tables are turned and he's doing very well.