English Dictionary

turn upside down

動詞

自動詞 他動詞 慣用表現

(transitive, intransitive) To flip over; to rotate top to bottom. / (transitive, idiomatic) To thoroughly examine.

日本語の意味

上下逆さまにする、ひっくり返す / 徹底的に調べる

Please don't turn the box upside down; the fragile items are on top.

箱をひっくり返さないでください。壊れやすい物が上にあります。

意味（1）

(transitive, intransitive) To flip over; to rotate top to bottom.

Turn the box upside down and look at the bottom.

意味（2）

(transitive, idiomatic) To thoroughly examine.

They turned the house upside down looking for the car keys.

turns upside down （ present singular third-person ）

turning upside down （ participle present ）

turned upside down （ participle past ）

turned upside down （ past ）