wrong side out
Inside facing outward
Wrong side out describes something turned so its inner surface faces outward—the reverse of how it's meant to be worn or displayed: You've got your shirt on wrong side out.
The phrase applies to clothing, fabric, or anything with distinct inner and outer surfaces.
Also inside out, which is more common.
- upside downReversed in vertical orientation
- topsy turvyIn complete disorder
- reversedFlipped to opposite orientation
- inside-outReversed so inner surface shows
- invertedTurned opposite way
evert · flipped · opposite · turned · back to front · contrary · disarranged · misbuttoned · vice versa · ass backwards · misaligned · transposed · backward · mixed up · outside in · skewed · paradoxical · ironic