turn upside down
Reverse the orientation
To turn something upside down is to flip it so the top faces downward: She turned the jar upside down to drain it.
Figuratively, it means to disrupt completely or search thoroughly: The burglars turned the house upside down.
Something that turns your world upside down radically changes your circumstances or understanding.
Quick turning motion
- upendFlip to reverse orientation
- reverseTurn to opposite
- tip overFall sideways from standing
- toppleCause to fall
tumble · somersault · cartwheel · handstand · headstand · rotate · transpose · pivot
Plunder while destroying
- rummageSearch unsystematically through clutter
- scourClean by hard rubbing
- comb throughSearch systematically and thoroughly
- rifle throughSearch hastily and carelessly
hunt · forage · tear apart · go through · explore · investigate · dig through · root around
flip
Quick turning motion
topple · tumble · somersault · cartwheel · handstand · headstand · rotate · transpose · pivot · swivel
ransack
Plunder while destroying
- rummageSearch unsystematically through clutter
- scourClean by hard rubbing
- comb throughSearch systematically and thoroughly
rifle through · hunt · forage · tear apart · go through · explore · investigate · dig through · root around · sift through
chaos
Complete disorder and confusion
shambles · turmoil · havoc · pandemonium · bedlam · mayhem · mess · jumble · scramble · confusion
baffle
Confuse or perplex
disorient · discombobulate · confound · muddle · befuddle · flummox · stump · throw off · unsettle · mystify
- turn phrasesabout face, turning point
turn upside downtidy up
Restore order to space
put in order · organize · straighten out · straighten up · neaten
turn, down, side, overturn, upturn, capsize, overturned, upturned, overturning