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Please, what is the meaning or "bully versus bullied" expression?

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Usually as a phrase it means comparing bullies with people who are bullied.
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Usually as a phrase it means comparing bullies with people who are bullied.
Thank You for your kind attention. Does it mean something like changing order, that's to say "those menaced are now who menace the thugs in return?

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Default Re: Bully versus bullied

Well, it means that they are put in juxtaposition, or are compared.
It doesn't really suggest a change in order, but it might suggest some sort of conflict, as in: It was the bullies versus the bullied, and as is often the case, the bullied managed to come out on top.

A phrase suggesting a change in order would be:
Now, the bullies have become the bullied
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