upside down

upside down
.upside 'down1 adv
[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: up so down 'up as if down' (14-16 centuries)]
1.) with the top at the bottom and the bottom at the top
▪ To get the plant out of the pot, turn it upside down and give it a gentle knock.
2.) turn sth upside down
a) to make a place very untidy when you are looking for something
▪ The burglars have turned our house upside down.
b) to cause a lot of change and confusion in a situation or in someone's life
▪ the story of a young girl whose life was turned upside down
3.) disorganized or untidy
upside down 2
.upside 'down2 adj
in a position with the top at the bottom and the bottom at the top
▪ an upside down U shape
▪ The chairs were placed upside down on the tables.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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