STAND (OR TURN) SOMETHING ON ITS HEAD

Meaning of STAND (OR TURN) SOMETHING ON ITS HEAD in English

stand ( or turn) something on its head

completely reverse an idea or argument.

→ head

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ITS — iya nga;iya
English-Visayan vocabulary
ITS — adjective Date: circa 1507 of or relating to it or ~elf especially as possessor, agent, or object of an action
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STAND — I. ˈstand, -aa(ə)nd verb ( stood ˈstu̇d ; stood ; standing ; stands ) Etymology: Middle English standen, stonden, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ITS — I. (|)its, _əts adjective Etymology: it (I) + -s (possessive case ending) 1. : of or belonging to it or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
ITS — () Possessive form of the pronoun it. See It.
Английский словарь Webster
STAND — /stand/ , v. , stood, standing , n. , pl. stands for 43-63, stands, stand for 64. v.i. 1. (of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ITS — /its/ , pron. the possessive form of it (used as an attributive adjective): The book has lost its jacket. I'm …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEAD — — headlike , adj. /hed/ , n. 1. the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STAND — I. ˈstand verb ( stood ˈstu̇d ; stand·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English standan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ITS — adjective Date: circa 1507 : of or relating to it or itself especially as possessor, agent, or object of an …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
STAND
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
ITS — [its] adj (1598): of or relating to it or itself esp. as possessor, agent, or object of an action "going …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ITS — its BrE AmE ɪts —non-Received Pronunciation weak form əts
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STAND — / stænd; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( stood , stood / stʊd; NAmE /) ON FEET / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ITS — / ɪts; NAmE / determiner belonging to or connected with a thing, an animal or a baby : Turn the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STAND — I. stand 1 S1 W1 /stænd/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle stood /stʊd/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMETHING
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ITS — its S1 W1 /ɪts/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘it’] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: it ] used to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
STAND — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. stood) 1 intr. have or take or maintain an upright position, esp. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ITS — poss.pron. of it; of itself (can see its advantages).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEAD — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STAND — v. & n. v. (past and past part. stood) 1 intr. have or take or maintain an upright position, esp. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ITS — poss.pron. of it; of itself (can see its advantages).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEAD — n., adj., & v. n. 1 the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
STAND — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. stood) 1. intr. have or take or maintain an upright position, esp. …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
HEAD — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STAND — ( stands, standing, stood) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use something to refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ITS — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Its' is a third person singular …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEAD — ( heads, heading, headed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Head' is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ITS — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Its' is a third person singular …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMETHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ITS — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird flaps its wings (= it moves its wings up and down ) ▪ …
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