figurative. Applied to that which is like the tide of the sea in some way; as in ebbing or flowing, rising or falling, or ‘turning’ at a certain time.
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| 释义 | the world > time > change > alternation > change of fortune > [noun] > symbol of (2) tide1390 figurative. Applied to that which is like the tide of the sea in some way; as in ebbing or flowing, rising or falling, or ‘turning’ at a certain time. wheel of Providence1655 The wheel which Fortune is fabled to turn, an emblem of mutability. (See also 5) So wheel of Providence (rare). |
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