up·side down

up·side down
/ˈʌpˌsaıdˈdaʊn/ adv
: with the top at the bottom and the bottom at the top : placed so that the end that should be at the top is at the bottom

You hung the picture upside down!

To remove the plant, turn the pot upside down and tap gently on the bottom to loosen it.

The baby was holding the book upside down.

turn (something) upside down
informal : to make (something) very untidy

I turned the room upside down looking for my car keys.

The house was turned upside down while the renovations were under way.

— often used figuratively

His whole world was turned upside down when his mother died.

The sculpture looked like an upside-down pyramid.

That flag is upside-down.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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