turn someone or something upside down

turn someone or something upside down
tv. to upset someone or something; to confuse someone or something.
We turned his place upside down, but never found the gun.
The whole business turned me upside down. It’ll take days to recover.

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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  • upside down */ — UK / US adverb with the top part at the bottom or lower than the bottom part The car landed upside down in a ditch. • turn someone s life/world upside down to change someone s life completely, often in a way that is shocking or upsetting My world …   English dictionary

  • upside down — upside down1 adv [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: up so down up as if down (14 16 centuries)] 1.) with the top at the bottom and the bottom at the top ▪ To get the plant out of the pot, turn it upside down and give it a gentle knock. 2.) turn sth upside …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ˌupside ˈdown */ — adv with the top part at the bottom or lower than the bottom part The car landed upside down in a ditch.[/ex] • turn sb s life / world upside down to change someone s life completely[/ex] turn sth upside down to make a place very untidy while you …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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  • turn — 1 verb CHANGE DIRECTION/POSITION 1 a) YOUR BODY (I) to move your body so that you are looking in a different direction: Ricky turned and walked away. (+ around/round/away etc): I turned around quickly to see if someone was following. | Dan turned …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • turn — turn1 [ tɜrn ] verb *** ▸ 1 change position ▸ 2 change direction ▸ 3 make circular movement ▸ 4 do/become something else ▸ 5 become particular age ▸ 6 move page to other side ▸ 7 about stomach ▸ 8 milk: become sour ▸ 9 affect game/fight ▸ 10… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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