phrasal
: in such a way that what is normal or expected is reversed
the promised process of stopping the war was stood on its head to become one of prolonging it — Barbara W. Tuchman
phrasal
: in such a way that what is normal or expected is reversed
the promised process of stopping the war was stood on its head to become one of prolonging it — Barbara W. Tuchman
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012