stand on its head
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English Dictionarystand sth on its headIf something new stands something established on its head, then the truth of the established thing or the beliefs on which it is based are doubted:
New data has stood the traditional explanation of the island's origin on its head. [TahlilGaran] Advanced Learner's Dictionary ▲
Idiomsstand on its headstand/turn (something) on its headto make an idea or belief the opposite of what it was before. The first feminists simply took the accepted view that men were superior to women and turned it on its head.turn (something) on its head1. to use something in a completely wrong way. The basic problem is that your report turns history on its head.2. to change something completely. I really hope that doctors and nurses can pull together and turn the system on its head.Related vocabulary:
turn something inside out,
turn something upside downturn (something) on its head1. to use something in a completely wrong way. The basic problem is that your report turns history on its head.2. to change something completely. I really hope that doctors and nurses can pull together and turn the system on its head.Related vocabulary:
turn something inside out,
turn something upside down [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
stand something on its headstand/turn (something) on its headto make an idea or belief the opposite of what it was before. The first feminists simply took the accepted view that men were superior to women and turned it on its head.turn (something) on its head1. to use something in a completely wrong way. The basic problem is that your report turns history on its head.2. to change something completely. I really hope that doctors and nurses can pull together and turn the system on its head.Related vocabulary:
turn something inside out,
turn something upside downturn (something) on its head1. to use something in a completely wrong way. The basic problem is that your report turns history on its head.2. to change something completely. I really hope that doctors and nurses can pull together and turn the system on its head.Related vocabulary:
turn something inside out,
turn something upside down [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
stand on its headto show that an idea or argument is wrong and means the opposite of what it first seemed to mean, to change the way that people think about something
We stood the argument on its head with our intelligent argument against it.
[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
stand something on its headto show that an idea or argument is wrong and means the opposite of what it first seemed to mean, to change the way that people think about something
We stood the argument on its head with our intelligent argument against it.
[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲