flip on its head

A form of turn on its head — To turn upside-down; to invert.

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Meanings

verbflip on its head (third-person singular simple present flips on its head, present participle flipping on its head, simple past and past participle flipped on its head)

present singular third person flips on its head · participle present flipping on its head · participle past flipped on its head · past flipped on its head

  1. alternativeAlternative form of turn on its head.
    1 more example

    While [Kamala] Harris made history by becoming the first Black and South Asian woman to ascend to the vice presidency, [Doug] Emhoff has burnished a reputation as the über-supportive spouse, stepping back from his own career as an entertainment lawyer and flipping the usual White House gender dynamic on its head.

    2023 March 13, Naureen Khan, “Doug Emhoff Wants Men to Clear the Path for More Kamalas”, in Cosmopolitan
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APA

flip on its head. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flip%20on%20its%20head

MLA

“flip on its head.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flip%20on%20its%20head. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flip on its head,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flip%20on%20its%20head.

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