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['ʌpsaɪd-]advto turn a place upside down ( fig) — przetrząsać (przetrząsnąć perf) wszystkie kąty
* * *1) (with the top part underneath: The plate was lying upside down on the floor.) do góry nogami2) (into confusion: The burglars turned the house upside down.) do góry nogami
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turn something upside down — to make a place very untidy while you are searching for something The police came and turned the place upside down … English dictionary
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ˌupside ˈdown */ — adv with the top part at the bottom or lower than the bottom part The car landed upside down in a ditch.[/ex] • turn sb s life / world upside down to change someone s life completely[/ex] turn sth upside down to make a place very untidy while you … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
turn — turn1 W1S1 [tə:n US tə:rn] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(your body)¦ 2¦(object)¦ 3¦(direction)¦ 4¦(move around central point)¦ 5¦(change)¦ 6¦(attention/thoughts)¦ 7 turn your back (on somebody/something) 8¦(age/time)¦ 9 turn something inside out … Dictionary of contemporary English
turn — 1 verb CHANGE DIRECTION/POSITION 1 a) YOUR BODY (I) to move your body so that you are looking in a different direction: Ricky turned and walked away. (+ around/round/away etc): I turned around quickly to see if someone was following. | Dan turned … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
turn — turnable, adj. /terrn/, v.t. 1. to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel. 2. to cause to move around or partly around, as for the purpose of opening, closing, or tightening: to turn a key; to turn the cap of a … Universalium
turn — /tɜn / (say tern) verb (t) 1. cause to move round on an axis or about a centre; rotate: to turn a wheel. 2. to cause to move round or partly round, as for the purpose of opening, closing, tightening, etc.: to turn a key. 3. to reverse the… …