How to Pronounce "turn on its head"
expression
TURN-awn-its-HED
TURN-on-its-HED
Definition
To completely change the usual way of thinking about or doing something, often reversing ideas or assumptions.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈtɝn/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈɪts/, /ɪts/ /ˈhɛd
British English
tˈɜːn/ /ˈɒn/ /ˈɪts/ /hˈɛd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TURN-awn-its-HED
UK
TURN-on-its-HED
Listen in Context
The new study turns the old theory on its head.
His ideas turned traditional thinking on its head.
The invention turned the industry on its head.
That movie really turned all my expectations on its head.