flip the script on (someone or something)

flip the script on (someone or something)

To change or reverse something dramatically. Wow, they really flipped the script on their opponents after the intermission. The score went from 0-3 to 5-3! The independent candidate is determined to flip the script on this whole election. I didn't expect that team full of rookies to flip the script on the playoff bracket and sweep the regular season champions.
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