turn on its ear

turn something on its ear

also set something on its ear

to change a type of activity in a surprising and exciting way He's turned the diving world on its ear - natural talent like his comes along only once in a lifetime.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Marianna	mer-ee-AN-ə (English), mar-ee-AN-ə (English), mahr-YAHN-nah (Polish)	Italian, English, Hungarian, Slovak, Polish, Greek
Kelly	['keli]
Wilbur	['wilbə]
Aminda	ah-MEEN-dah	Esperanto
Virgil	VUR-jəl (English)	English, Romanian
Adelbert	AH:-dəl-bərt (Dutch)	German, Dutch