How to Pronounce "stand on its head"
expression
ˈstænd/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈɪts/, /ɪts/ /ˈhɛd
STAND-on-its-HED
stˈænd/ /ˈɒn/ /ˈɪts/ /hˈɛd
STAND-on-its-HED
Definition
If you "stand something on its head," you completely change or reverse its normal way or meaning, often in a surprising or unexpected way.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈstænd/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈɪts/, /ɪts/ /ˈhɛd
British English
stˈænd/ /ˈɒn/ /ˈɪts/ /hˈɛd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
STAND-on-its-HED
UK
STAND-on-its-HED
Listen in Context
The new evidence stands the old idea on its head.
His discovery stood the theory on its head.
The movie stands the usual story on its head.
This new policy stands everything we believed about the company on its head.