turn on its head
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English Dictionaryturn sth on its headto cause something to be the opposite of what it was before:
These new findings turn the accepted theories on their head. [TahlilGaran] Advanced Learner's Dictionary ▲
Idiomsturn 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 ▲
turn 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 ▲
turn 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 a subject
The lawyer was able to easily turn the argument on its head.
[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
turn 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 a subject
The lawyer was able to easily turn the argument on its head.
[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲