turn the frown upside down

verb

To become or make somebody else happy after being sad.

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Meanings

verbturn the frown upside down (third-person singular simple present turns the frown upside down, present participle turning the frown upside down, simple past and past participle turned the frown upside down)

present singular third person turns the frown upside down · participle present turning the frown upside down · participle past turned the frown upside down · past turned the frown upside down

  1. colloquialTo become or make somebody else happy after being sad.

    Tricky Nicky always ran around town / She’s the type of girl who'll turn your frown upside-down / Five fucking minutes in the sack and you’ll return with a / Dozen roses and some weed to burn

    2006, Mike Pinto, “Tricky Nicky”, in Little District

    Synonyms: cheer up, happify, beatify, enrapture, begladden, blissen, bright, cheer

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo become or make somebody else happy after being sad.

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APA

turn the frown upside down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20the%20frown%20upside%20down

MLA

“turn the frown upside down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20the%20frown%20upside%20down. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “turn the frown upside down,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20the%20frown%20upside%20down.

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