flip the script

phrase

informal

: to achieve an outcome or adopt an approach that is opposite to or completely different from what has happened or been done previously

Now, having won three of the last nine majors, Mickelson has flipped the script on Woods.

—Alan Shipnuck

… the chance to flip the script, to go from 0-6 with a chance to finish the second half of the year 5-1, is motivating Nebraska players this week.

—Steve Batterson

If you let your inner critic do all the talking, of course she's going to chip away at your self-esteem. Make a conscious choice to flip the script for the next week and see how dramatically it alters your outlook.

—Petra Guglielmetti

Examples of flip the script in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Seeing that he’s made an inch with Lucky after his explanation, Cary tries to take the mile by flipping the script on her. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

For nearly two months, Russia has been in the grip of a fuel crisis, unprecedented in over a quarter century of President Vladimir Putin’s reign, that is helping Ukraine flip the script on its enemy. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 27 July 2026

Here are four storylines to watch at training camp to see how close the Falcons might be to flipping the script. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 27 July 2026

Team 2022 This is another solid entry, one that flips the script on 2023 by being loaded up front. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Rhymes for flip the script

• eucalypt
• manuscript
• nondescript
• superscript
• chipped
• clipped
• crypt
• dipped
• dripped
• flipped
• gripped
• hipped