upside down

• Наречие или прилагательное, описывающее что-то перевернутое так, что верх оказывается внизу, или ситуацию, находящуюся в состоянии беспорядка или хаоса.

An adverb or adjective describing something that is turned so that the top is at the bottom, or a situation that is in a state of disorder or confusion.

1. Inverted positionA2formal

   Turned so that the top is at the bottom and the bottom is at the top.

   Вверх дном

   • The picture was hanging upside down on the wall.
   • He stood on his hands and held himself upside down.
   • The car flipped over and landed upside down in the ditch.

2. In a state of disorderB1informal

   In a confused, chaotic, or disorganized state.

   Вверх дном

   • The burglars turned the whole house upside down looking for valuables.
   • My schedule has been turned upside down since the new project started.
   • The news turned her world upside down.