DON'T KNOW WHICH END IS UP

Meaning of DON'T KNOW WHICH END IS UP in English

are confused, are mixed up

After talking to four bureaucrats, I didn't know which end was up.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

DON'T KNOW WHICH END IS UP — are confused, are mixed up After talking to four bureaucrats, I didn't know which end was up.
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
T — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES can/can't cope ▪ Older people can't cope so well with the heat. don't expect miracles ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DON — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Don Juan don't expect miracles ▪ Don’t expect miracles. A hairdresser can't make a …
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DON — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Buell Don Carlos DeLillo Don Don Juan Don Pacifico Affair Don River {{link=McNeill Don">McNeill …
Английский словарь Британика
WHICH — I. (|)hwich, (|)wich adjective Etymology: Middle English, which, of what kind, from Old English hwilc; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
T — I. ˈtē noun ( plural t's or ts ˈtēz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 20th letter …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNOW — I. ˈnō verb ( knew ˈn(y)ü ; or dialect knowed ˈnōd ; known ˈnōn sometimes -ōən ; also dialect knowed …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
END — I. ˈend noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ende, from Old English; akin to Old High German enti end, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DON — I. ˈdän noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, from Latin dominus, master, lord — more at dame 1. a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHICH — (pron.) A compound relative or indefinite pronoun, standing for any one which, whichever, that which, those which, the . . …
Английский словарь Webster
WHICH — (a.) A interrogative pronoun, used both substantively and adjectively, and in direct and indirect questions, to ask for, or refer …
Английский словарь Webster
WHICH — ( pron. ) A compound relative or indefinite pronoun, standing for any one which, whichever, that which, those which, the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHICH — ( a. ) A interrogative pronoun, used both substantively and adjectively, and in direct and indirect questions, to ask for, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHICH — /hwich, wich/ , pron. 1. what one?: Which of these do you want? Which do you want? 2. whichever: Choose …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KNOW — know 1 — knower , n. /noh/ , v. , knew, known, knowing , n. v.t. 1. to perceive or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
END — end 1 — ender , n. /end/ , n. 1. the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DON — /don/ ; for 1 also Russ. /dawn/ , n. 1. a river flowing generally S from Tula in the Russian …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DON — don 1 /don/ ; Sp., It. /dawn/ , n. 1. ( cap. ) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHICH — I. ˈhwich, ˈwich adjective Etymology: Middle English, of what kind, which, from Old English hwilc; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KNOW — I. ˈnō verb ( knew ˈnü also ˈnyü ; known ˈnōn ; know·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHICH — adj of what sort or kind; what; what a; who. 2. which ·pron a compound relative or indefinite pronoun, standing …
Webster English vocab
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
KNOW — noun knee. 2. know ·vi to have sexual commerce with. 3. know ·vi to be assured; to feel confident. 4. …
Webster English vocab
DON — vt to put on; to dress in; to invest one's self with. 2. don ·noun sir; mr; signior; a …
Webster English vocab
DON — ~ 1 ■ noun 1》 Brit. a university teacher, especially a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WHICH — [which] adj [ME, of what kind, which, fr. OE hwilc; akin to OHG wilih of what kind, which, OE hwa …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KNOW — [know] vb knew ; known ; know.ing [ME, fr. OE cnawan; akin to OHG bichnaan to recognize, L gnoscere, noscere …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DON — [don] vt donned ; don.ning [ME, contr. of do on] (14c) 1: to put on (an article of clothing) 2: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DON — [Don] abbreviation Donegal
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DON — don, Don BrE AmE dɒn AmE dɑːn —See also phrases with this word ▷ donned dɒnd AmE dɑːnd ▷ donning …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHICH — / wɪtʃ; NAmE / pronoun , determiner 1. used in questions to ask sb to be exact about one or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
T — (also t ) / tiː; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] ( pl. Ts , T's , t's …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHICH? — Which? /wɪtʃ/ BrE AmE trademark a British magazine that tests products made by different companies and provides reports on them …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHICH — which S1 W1 /wɪtʃ/ BrE AmE determiner , pronoun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hwilc ] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
T — T BrE AmE , t /tiː/ ( plural T’s , t’s ) noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] the 20th …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KNOW — I. know 1 S1 W1 /nəʊ $ noʊ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense knew /njuː $ nuː/, past participle …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
END — I. end 1 S1 W1 /end/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ end , ↑ ending ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DON — I. don 1 /dɒn $ dɑːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: a respectful …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHICH — adj. & pron. --interrog.adj. asking for choice from a definite set of alternatives (which John do you mean?; say which …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KNOW — v. & n. --v. (past knew; past part. known) 1 tr. (often foll. by that, how, what, etc.) a have …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
END — n. & v. --n. 1 a the extreme limit; the point beyond which a thing does not continue. b an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DON — n. 1 a university teacher, esp. a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge. 2 (Don) a a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHICH — adj. & pron. interrog.adj. asking for choice from a definite set of alternatives (which John do you mean?; say which …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KNOW — v. & n. v. (past knew; past part. known) 1 tr. (often foll. by that, how, what, etc.) a have …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
END — n. & v. n. 1 a the extreme limit; the point beyond which a thing does not continue. b an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DON — n. 1 a university teacher, esp. a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge. 2 (Don) a a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHICH — adj. & pron. --interrog.adj. asking for choice from a definite set of alternatives (which John do you mean?; say which …
Oxford English vocab
KNOW — v. & n. --v. (past knew; past part. known) 1. tr. (often foll. by that, how, what, etc.) a have …
Oxford English vocab
END — n. & v. --n. 1. a the extreme limit; the point beyond which a thing does not continue. b an …
Oxford English vocab
DON — 1. n.1 a university teacher, esp. a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge. 2 (Don) a a …
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHICH — Usually pronounced /(h)wɪtʃ/ for meanings 2, 3 and 4. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNOW — ( knows, knowing, knew, known) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If …
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END — ( ends, ending, ended) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The end …
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