turn on its head



turn something on its head

also stand something on its head
1. to use something in a completely wrong way The basic problem is that your report turns history on its head.
2. to change something completely I really hope that doctors and nurses can pull together and turn the system on its head.
Related vocabulary: turn something inside out
See also: head, on, turn

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nastya-Russian
Rebekkare-BE-kah (German), RE-bek-kah (Finnish)German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Finnish, Biblical Greek
Itxaso-Basque
Yuutayoo:-tahJapanese
Ogechukwukama-Western African, Igbo
Danielius-Lithuanian