turn one's life upside down

verb

To completely disrupt one's life.

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Meanings

verbturn one's life upside down (third-person singular simple present turns one's life upside down, present participle turning one's life upside down, simple past and past participle turned one's life upside down)

present singular third person turns one's life upside down · participle present turning one's life upside down · participle past turned one's life upside down · past turned one's life upside down · alternative turn one's world upside down

  1. figurativelyTo completely disrupt one's life.
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