topsy-turvy
adjective, adverb
informal uk
/ˌtɒp.siˈtɜː.vi/ us
/ˌtɑːp.siˈtɝː.vi/Synonyms
Meaning of topsy-turvy in English
(Definition of topsy-turvy from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
topsy-turvy | American Dictionary
topsy-turvy
adjective
infml us
/ˈtɑp·siˈtɜr·vi/Examples of topsy-turvy
topsy-turvy
None of these revisions would have been possible had the insurance market continued to spiral in the topsy-turvy fashion of the 1850s.
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Through this strangely ordered chaos of specimens, this topsy-turvy, disparate world is homogenized into a dense space that overrides the history of the individual objects.
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So from ignorance these people say these topsy-turvy things.
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I am not arguing for a topsy-turvy, unlimited, uninhibited advance of freedom of trade.
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A more topsy-turvy method of dealing with social reform was never dreamt of.
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That is topsy-turvy and makes confidence in their proclaimed battle against inflation impossible.
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Surely many other schemes of the same sort for generating power may be turned completely topsy-turvy when the use of atomic energy is fully developed.
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We have experienced the same crazy, topsy-turvy situation before.
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After all, if matters are equally balanced in this topsy-turvy world the owner should be the man with the first claim.
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The whole of this discussion is getting topsy-turvy.
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This seems to me to be somewhat topsy-turvy.
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That is a most topsy-turvy way of looking at our attitude.
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We shall have to contemplate a radical overhaul of the labour market, including far-reaching changes in the whole topsy-turvy tax benefit system.
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That is the sort of topsy-turvy world we now have.
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That is rather a topsy-turvy state of things.
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karman çorman, karmakarışık, arap saçına dönmüş…
sens dessus dessous…
ondersteboven…
kacau-balau…
พลิกเอาด้านบนลงล่าง…
lật ngược…
pogmatwany, postawiony na głowie, (wywrócony) do góry nogami…
upp och ner, huller om buller…
tunggang-terbalik…
drunter und drüber…
(перевернутий) догори дном, шкереберть…
беспорядочный, хаотичный…
