Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - upside down
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Upside down
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also upside-down 1. If something has been moved upside down, it has been turned round so that the part that is usually lowest is above the part that is usually highest. The painting was hung upside down... Salter held the bag by the corners and shook it upside down. ADV: ADV after v, n ADV • Upside down is also an adjective. His eyes were open and everything he saw was upside down... Tony had an upside-down map of Britain on his wall. ADJ 2. to turn something upside down: see turn ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adverb Etymology: alteration of Middle English up so doun, from up + so + doun down Date: 15th century 1. in such a way that the upper and the lower parts are reversed in position 2. in or into great disorder turned their world ~ • upside-down adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adv. & adj. --adv. 1 with the upper part where the lower part should be; in an inverted position. 2 in or into total disorder (everything was turned upside down). --adj. (also upside-down attrib.) that is positioned upside down; inverted. Phrases and idioms upside-down cake a sponge cake baked with fruit in a syrup at the bottom, and inverted for serving. Etymology: ME, orig. up so down, perh. = 'up as if down' ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. вверх дном; вверх ногами; вверх тормашками he pretended to read but held the book upside down —- он притворялся читающим, но держал книгу вверх ногами 2. в беспорядке to turn the room upside down —- привести комнату в беспорядок, перевернуть все в комнате ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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{adv. phr.} Overturned so that the bottom is up and the top is down. * /The ladybug lay upside down in the sand and was unable to take off./ * /The problem with this company is that everything is upside down; we need a new C.E.O./ ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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- c.1490, earlier upsadoun (1382), up so down (14c.); the so perhaps meaning "as if." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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