Meaning of flip the script | Babel Free

Definitions

To reverse a situation, especially by doing something unexpected.

Canada, US, informal

Examples

“Some people walk⟳ with a panther or strike⟳ a buffalo stance that makes you wanna dance⟳. Other people flip the script on the day of the jackal that'll make⟳ you cackle.”

“But sometimes she'd flip the script and come⟳ out with some tight shit on, turning that magnetic strength up to full power.”

“We need⟳ to flip the script and start⟳ showing that same level of compassion and love⟳ toward each other, and perhaps we will then gain⟳ respect⟳ and control⟳ over our communities.”

“And we're not talking about me. We're talking about you. What's with you Kings? You're always trying to flip the script on me.”

“I know⟳ there are exceptions, and I’m not trying to flip the script and reveal⟳ the reactionary face⟳ of Hollywood, though it’s true that in the years of the Production Code (from the mid-’30s until the late ’60s), Hollywood upheld a fairly conservative vision of American life.”

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