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to turn something upside down
01
to reverse the position of something, making what was on top now at the bottom and vice versa
Collocation
Examples
Can you turn the mattress upside down for even wear?
02
to examine something thoroughly
Examples
The detective turned the case upside down to find the crucial evidence.
03
to disturb or change something completely and chaotically
Idiom
Examples
The move turned our whole week upside down.
04
to search through a place or thing thoroughly, often making it messy
Idiom
Examples
The children turned the room upside down looking for the key.
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