fordul a kocka

Hungarian

Alternative forms
  • fordult a kocka (past tense)
  • megfordult a kocka (past tense with a verbal prefix)

Etymology

fordul (“to make a turn, turn over, turn round”) +‎ a (“the”) +‎ kocka (“die”), literally “the die makes a turn”

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈfordul ɒ ˈkot͡skɒ]

Verb

fordul a kocka

  1. (idiomatic) the tables are turning, the shoe is on the other foot
    Synonyms: akasztják a hóhért (literally “the hangman is [being] hanged”); aki másnak vermet ás, maga esik bele (“he who digs a pit for others falls in himself”)

Conjugation
  • For the verb, see fordul.
  • The noun kocka remains unchanged.
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