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Meaning of "turn something on its head" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TURN SOMETHING ON ITS HEAD

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WHAT DOES TURN SOMETHING ON ITS HEAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of turn something on its head in the English dictionary

The definition of turn something on its head in the dictionary is to treat or present something in a completely new and different way.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TURN SOMETHING ON ITS HEAD

turn off
turn on
turn one´s back on
turn one´s hand to
turn out
turn over
turn over a new leaf
turn queen´s evidence
turn signal
turn someone´s head
turn tail
turn the corner
turn the other cheek
turn the screw
turn the tables on someone
turn the tide
turn to
turn turtle
turn up
turn up one´s nose

WORDS THAT END LIKE TURN SOMETHING ON ITS HEAD

against the head
ahead
big head
cylinder head
department head
deputy head
give head
hit the nail on the head
keep one´s head
knock on the head
machine head
off one´s head
on one´s head
pan and tilt head
pressure head
read head
read-write head
short head
shower head
swollen head
year head

Synonyms and antonyms of turn something on its head in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «turn something on its head» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TURN SOMETHING ON ITS HEAD

Find out the translation of turn something on its head to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of turn something on its head from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «turn something on its head» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

把东西发挥得淋漓尽致
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

convertir algo en su cabeza
570 millions of speakers

English

turn something on its head
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अपने सिर पर कुछ बारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحويل شيء رأسا على عقب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

повернуть то на голову
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

transformar algo em sua cabeça
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তার মাথা কিছু চালু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tourner quelque chose sur sa tête
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Putar sesuatu di kepalanya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

drehen etwas auf den Kopf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

その頭の上に何かを回す
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

머리 에 뭔가 를 돌려
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nguripake soko ing sawijining kepala
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chuyển một cái gì đó trên đầu của nó
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அதன் தலையில் ஏதேனும் ஒன்றைத் திருப்புங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

त्याच्या डोक्यावर काहीतरी चालू करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kafasına bir şey çevir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

attivare qualcosa sulla sua testa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

włączyć coś na głowie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

повернути то на голову
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

porni ceva pe capul său
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ενεργοποιήστε κάτι στο κεφάλι του
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

draai om iets op sy kop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slå något på huvudet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

snu noe på hodet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of turn something on its head

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TURN SOMETHING ON ITS HEAD»

The term «turn something on its head» is used very little and occupies the 153.460 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about turn something on its head

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TURN SOMETHING ON ITS HEAD»

Discover the use of turn something on its head in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to turn something on its head and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sterling Dictionary of Idioms
(do something) standing on one's head (do something) very easily She can finish that difficult task standing on her head. stand/turn something on its head reverse the expected order of something She stood our decision on its head. to take it ...
Vijaya Kumar, 1998
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
... and Work together. put something into someone's head suggest something to someone. rear its head: see REAR. a roof over your head: see ROOF. scratch your head: see SCRATCH. stand (or turn) something on its head completely reverse ...
John Ayto, 2010
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Corpora in Applied Linguistics
... HOLD something over someone's head, GO over one's head and LOSE one's head over someone; on, as in HIT someone on the head, PUT something on one's head, MEET something head on, and TURN something on its head; back, as in ...
Susan Hunston, 2002
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Oxford Dictionary of English
... into someone's head suggest something to someone: who's been putting ideas into your head? standing on one's head with no difficulty at all: I could design this garden standing on my head. stand (or turn) something on its head completely ...
Angus Stevenson, 2010
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Al Majaz:
J&l silJi ,_Jil turn something on its' head S-A*. ^f. u,ij y-JUb turn one 's back on someone or something i J.& iJJc ^JJL,. tj*4i ijf. ^Usi jAji '/* How can you turn your back on me now? We've come so far together. -Ui ?J^I ^P ^US jt JL^. ^JL^ .U. *Ai > ...
Wahab Alansari, 2005
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Magnetism: A Very Short Introduction
Ifyou turn something on its head it goes upside down, but if you turn it upside down again, surely you restore it to its original state, don't you? Not true with electron spin. You have to rotate it by 720 degrees to accomplish this. Two complete ...
Stephen Blundell, 2012
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Medicine and Meditation: Conversations on Mindfulness in the ...
Where that comes into play for people working with chronic illness is that the teachings ofthe Buddha turn something on its head in an important way. What these teachings change for us is our reactivity toward illness and the attempts to get rid ...
Nancy Welch, 2014
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Surprised by Laughter: The Comic World of C.S. Lewis
... suburb of Botley. I did not see to what extent this little adventure was an allegory of my whole life.“ A fresh perspective can revive a weary soul. It can, in wonderfully Chestertonian style, turn something on its head and allow us to see it anew ...
Terry Lindvall, 2012
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Surprised by Laughter Revised & Updated: The Comic World of ...
... sprawling suburb of Botley. I did not see to what extent this little adventure was an allegory of my whole life.“ A fresh perspective can revive a weary soul. It can, in wonderfully Chestertonian style, turn something on its head and allow us to ...
Terry Lindvall, 2012
10
David Gray: A Biography
It's already obvious that I loved him... it's far nicer to turn something on its head. I' m always on the lookout for something ridiculous that no one would dream of covering, like 'Careless Whisper' by George Michael. But I'm rather drawn to these ...
Michael Heatley, 2009

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TURN SOMETHING ON ITS HEAD»

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First Listen: Villagers, '{Awayland}'
In the past, calling Villagers a band has been a misnomer: From its inception, it's ... considerable gift for songs that almost always turn something on its head. «NPR, Mar 13»

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