Turn upside down Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈtɝn/ /ˈəpˈsaɪd/ /ˈdaʊn

TURN UHP-syd DOWN

UK

tˈɜːn/ /ˈʌpsaɪd/ /dˈaʊn

TERN UHP-syd DOWN

परिभाषा

To flip something so that the top is facing down, or to cause total disorder or chaos in a situation.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

Can be used literally (physical objects) or figuratively (life, plans, situations). In figurative use, often describes sudden or disruptive change. Common with 'everything', 'house', or 'life' ("turn my world upside down").

• Spanish: dar la vuelta - voltear (algo) boca abajo - poner patas arriba
• Portuguese (BR): virar de cabeça para baixo - revirar
• Portuguese (PT): virar de cabeça para baixo - revirar
• Chinese (Simplified): 颠倒 - 倒过来 - 搞得一团糟
• Chinese (Traditional): 顛倒 - 倒過來 - 弄得亂七八糟
• Hindi: ऊपर नीचे कर देना - उलट देना
• Arabic: قلب رأسًا على عقب - قلب الأشياء رأسًا على عقب
• Bengali: উল্টে দেওয়া - ওলটপালট করা
• Russian: вверх дном перевернуть - перевернуть с ног на голову
• Japanese: ひっくり返す - めちゃくちゃにする
• Vietnamese: lật ngược - đảo lộn
• Korean: 뒤집다 - 완전히 바꾸다
• Turkish: altüst etmek - ters çevirmek
• Urdu: الٹ دینا - تہہ و بالا کرنا
• Indonesian: membalikkan - mengacaukan

उदाहरण वाक्य

The new manager turned things upside down in the office.

natural

Please turn the box upside down to empty it.

basic

The wind turned my umbrella upside down.

basic

The earthquake turned the whole town upside down.

basic

That news turned my world upside down.

natural

They turned the house upside down looking for the keys.

natural