扳回一城
bān​huí​yī​chéng

to recover some lost ground

  • created sense approved 扳回一城 · bān​huí​yī​chéng · to recover some lost ground — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    扳回一城

    bān​huí​yī​chéng

    to recover some lost ground

    To pull back some points or recover from a disadvantage in a competition; can refer to winning back a single point, game, match, or round.

    扳回 (literal) → 扳回 · bān​huí · to turn the tables 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 城 (literal) → 城 · chéng · city

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