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turning one's life upside down

turning one's life upside down is the present participle and gerund of turn one's life upside down.

Meaning of turn one's life upside down

Verb

turn 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)

  1. (figuratively) To completely disrupt one's life.

Questions about turning one's life upside down

What is turning one's life upside down the present participle and gerund of?
Turning one's life upside down is the present participle and gerund of turn one's life upside down.

Words near turning one's life upside down in the dictionary

  1. turning on the waterworks
  2. turning one's back
  3. turning one's coat
  4. turning one's color
  5. turning one's life around
  6. turning one's life upside down
  7. turning one's nose up
  8. turning one's world upside down
  9. turning or burning
  10. turning out
  11. turning over

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