How to Pronounce "turn a place upside down"
expression
TURN uh PLAYSS UHP-SYD DOWN
TURN uh PLAYSS UP-SYD DOWN
Definition
To search a place very thoroughly and create a big mess, or to make a place very disorganized, as if everything has been moved around.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈtɝn/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈpɫeɪs/ /ˈəpˈsaɪd/ /ˈdaʊn
British English
tˈɜːn/ /æɪ/ /plˈeɪs/ /ˈʌpsaɪd/ /dˈaʊn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TURN uh PLAYSS UHP-SYD DOWN
UK
TURN uh PLAYSS UP-SYD DOWN
Listen in Context
I turned the house upside down looking for my keys.
The kids turned the room upside down while playing.
Someone turned my desk upside down when I was away.
We had to turn the place upside down to find that missing document.