- topsy-turn
- [͵tɒpsıʹtɜ:n] v редк.
1. переворачивать вверх дном2. приводить в беспорядок
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
topsy-turn
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topsy-turn — … Useful english dictionary
turn something topsy-turvy — turn (something) topsy turvy to completely change something, or to completely change. The steel industry is about to be turned topsy turvy by a technological revolution. My life has turned topsy turvy … New idioms dictionary
turn topsy-turvy — turn (something) topsy turvy to completely change something, or to completely change. The steel industry is about to be turned topsy turvy by a technological revolution. My life has turned topsy turvy … New idioms dictionary
topsy-turvy — topsy turvily, adv. topsyturviness, n. /top see terr vee/, adv., adj., n., pl. topsy turvies. adv. 1. with the top where the bottom should be; upside down. 2. in or into a reversed condition or order. 3. in or into a state of confusion or… … Universalium
Topsy-turvy — Top sy tur vy, adv. [Earlier topside turvey, topsy tervy; probably for top so turvy; that is, the top as turvy, as it were turvy; where turvy probably means, overturned, fr. {AS}. torfian to throw.] In an inverted posture; with the top or head… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
turn — [tʉrn] vt. [ME turnen < OE turnian & OFr turner, tourner, both < L tornare, to turn in a lathe, turn < tornus, lathe < Gr tornos, lathe, carpenter s compasses, akin to terein, to bore through: for IE base see THROW] I to cause to… … English World dictionary
topsy-turvy — 1520s, but prob. in popular use from an earlier period [OED], likely from tops, plural of TOP (Cf. top) (n.1) highest point + obsolete terve turn upside down, topple over, from O.E. tearflian to roll over, overturn, from P.Gmc. *terbanan (Cf. O.H … Etymology dictionary
turn over — Synonyms and related words: abalienate, alien, alienate, amortize, assign, barter, be lost, bequeath, break, brood over, capsize, careen, carry over, cede, chaw, chew over, circulate, close out, come across with, communicate, con over, confer,… … Moby Thesaurus
turn upside down — Synonyms and related words: accommodate, adapt, adjust, alter, ameliorate, better, break up, capsize, careen, change, comb, convert, culbuter, deform, denature, diversify, evert, fit, improve, introvert, intussuscept, invaginate, inverse, invert … Moby Thesaurus
topsy-turvy — adv. to turn smt. topsy turvy * * * [ˌtɒpsɪ tɜːvɪ] to turn smt. topsy turvy … Combinatory dictionary
topsy-turvy — I. adverb Etymology: probably ultimately from tops (plural of 1top) + obsolete English terve to turn upside down Date: 1528 1. in utter confusion or disorder 2. with the top or head downward ; upside down II. adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
