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turned the frown upside down

turned the frown upside down is the simple past and past participle of turn the frown upside down.

Meaning of turn the frown upside down

Verb

turn 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)

  1. (colloquial) To 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 burn2006, Mike Pinto, “Tricky Nicky”, in Little District

Questions about turned the frown upside down

What is turned the frown upside down the simple past and past participle of?
Turned the frown upside down is the simple past and past participle of turn the frown upside down.

Words near turned the frown upside down in the dictionary

  1. turned the boat around
  2. turned the clock back
  3. turned the clocks back
  4. turned the corner
  5. turned the dial
  6. turned the frown upside down
  7. turned the knife
  8. turned the knife in the wound
  9. turned the other cheek
  10. turned the other way
  11. turned the page

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