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to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide

反败为胜
fǎn bài wéi shèng
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to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical)转危为安zhuǎn wēi wéi ānto turn defeat into victory (idiom); snatching victory from the jaws of defeat转败为胜zhuàn bài wéi shènglit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom) · fig. to change the course of events · to turn things around扭转乾坤niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn
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