逆捩じ

さかねじ【逆捩じ】

¶ → 逆捩じを食わせる

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さかねじ【逆捩じ】

●逆ねじを食わせる retort; turn the tables 《on sb》; have the last laugh; get back 《at sb》; give sb as good as one gets

・逆ねじを食う have the tables turned on one; go for wool and come home shorn

・自分を非難する連中に逆ねじを食わせようとした. He was trying to get back at his critics.

・逆ねじを食った形だ. He has been given a taste of his own medicine.