reverse roles

rɪˈvɜːrs roʊlz

Definition

Definition of reverse roles - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

rolesto switch positions or functions with someone

In the play, the actors had to reverse roles for the final scene.
They decided to reverse roles to understand each other's jobs better.
For the experiment, the teacher and student had to reverse roles.

trade places

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Expressions with reverse

reverse out

move backward out of a space

She had to reverse out of the parking spot.

reverse one's fortunes

change a situation from bad to good

The team managed to reverse their fortunes with a new coach.

reverse Midas touch

ability to make good things turn bad or worthless

He has a reverse Midas touch with every project.

suffer a reverse

experience a setback or failure unexpectedly

The team suffered a reverse in the final match.

in reverse

adv.

moving backward or in the opposite direction

The car moved in reverse to park.

go into reverse

start moving backward by using the reverse gear

The car will go into reverse if you shift the gear.

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wag the dog

role reversal

reverse the roles of something

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French:inverser les rôles, ...
German:Rollen tauschen, ...
Italian:invertire i ruoli, ...
Spanish:intercambiar roles, ...
Portuguese:trocar de papéis, ...
Chinese:互换角色, ...
Japanese:役割を逆転する, ...
Arabic:عَكَسَ الأدوار, ...
Hebrew:לְהַחֲלִיף תַּפְקִידִים, ...
Russian:поменяться ролями, ...
Ukrainian:помінятися ролями, ...
Hindi:भूमिकाएँ बदलना, ...
Bengali:ভূমিকা বদল করা, ...
Catalan:intercanviar papers, ...
Czech:vyměnit si role, ...
Danish:bytte roller, ...
Dutch:rollen omdraaien, ...
Greek:αντιστρέφω τους ρόλους, ...
Hungarian:szerepet cserélni, ...
Khmer:ប្តូរតួនាទីគ្នា, ...
Korean:역할을 바꾸다, ...
Persian:نقش‌ها را عوض کردن, ...
Polish:zamienić się rolami, ...
Portuguese (BR):trocar de papéis, ...
Romanian:a schimba rolurile, ...
Swedish:byta roller, ...
Thai:สลับบทบาท, ...
Turkish:rolleri değiştirmek, ...
Vietnamese:đổi vai, ...

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