turn one's world upside down

A form of turn one's life upside down — To completely disrupt one's life.

Meanings

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

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

  1. alternativeAlternative form of turn one's life upside down.
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