turn upside down
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turn upside down
verb turns upside down · turning upside down · turned upside down · turn upside-down
- To flip over; to rotate top to bottom. Turn the box upside down and look at the bottom.
- To thoroughly examine. They turned the house upside down looking for the car keys.
- To alter (something) significantly, often in a negative way. Rio Ferdinand will almost certainly miss out on Euro 2004, and possibly much more, because of the missed drug test which has turned his life upside down.
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verb to rotate top to bottom
| Español | dar la vuelta, girar, voltear, trabucar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 뒤집어엎다 dwijibeo'eopda, 엎다 eopda |
| Français | renverser |
| Deutsch | umdrehen |
| العربية | جَعَلَ عَالِيَ الشَّيْءِ سَافِلَهُ jaʕala ʕāliya š-šayʔi sāfilahu, قَلَبَ qalaba, كَفَأَ kafaʔa |
verb to alter significantly, often in a negative way
| Español | trabucar |
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title = {turn upside down},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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