upside down (B2)
adverb/adjective
Pronunciation: /ˌʌpsaɪd ˈdaʊn/
Definition
With the upper part where the lower part should be, or in a state of confusion or disorder.
Examples
The picture was hanging upside down on the wall.
My whole world turned upside down when I lost my job.
How to Use upside down
- upside down (adjective)
- In a position with the top part below the bottom part. — "The sign was hanging upside down."
- upside down (adverb)
- In a position with the top part below the bottom part. — "He read the label upside down."
- turn something upside down (phrasal verb)
- To search a place thoroughly by moving things around. — "The police turned the house upside down looking for evidence."
- world turned upside down (idiom)
- A situation of great confusion or change. — "When she won the lottery, her world was turned upside down."
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