turn a place upside down



turn a place upside down

Fig. to search a place thoroughly. The cops turned the whole house upside down but never found the gun. I had to turn the place upside down to find my car keys.
See also: down, place, turn, upside

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nyala-Various
LyleLIE-əl, LIELEnglish
Spyro-Greek
BetelgeuseBEE-təl-joos (English)Astronomy
LuciferLOO-si-fər (English)Judeo-Christian Legend
RonjaRON-yahSwedish