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.