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Can you explain me about the expression "Upside down" please?πŸ˜™

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Rebecca

Sure! "Upside down" has a couple of different meanings. One definition of "upside down" means that an object or a person's bottom-half is upwards and the upper-half is towards the ground. Ex: She was turned upside down from the fight. Ex: The boat flipped upside down from the strong waves. In this video, "upside down" is an expression that means to leave something in disarray or disorder. This means that the normal rules, laws, and regulations no longer work due to a catastrophic event or something happening. Ex: The war turned the country upside down. Ex: The hurricane turned the town upside down and it took a long time to get back to normal.

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