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
HÅKanHOK-ahnSwedish
FreddyFRED-eeEnglish
PeonyPEE-ə-neeEnglish (Rare)
Nelly['neli]
Magdalenamahg-dah-LE-nah (Polish), mahk-dah-LE-nah (German), MAHG-dah-le-nah (Finnish), mag-da-LAY-na (English)Polish, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Occitan, Slovene, Czech, Bulgarian, Mace
Mathghamhain-Ancient Irish