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turns on its head

turns on its head is the third-person singular simple present indicative of turn on its head.

Meaning of turn on its head

Verb

turn on its head (third-person singular simple present turns on its head, present participle turning on its head, simple past and past participle turned on its head)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To turn upside-down; to invert.
    • The crisis turned the formulas that had seemed to work on their head.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To completely change.
    • The global economic crisis has managed to turn stock exchanges worldwide on their head.

Questions about turns on its head

What is turns on its head the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Turns on its head is the third-person singular simple present indicative of turn on its head.

Words near turns on its head in the dictionary

  1. turns of the screw
  2. turns of the years
  3. turns of words
  4. turns off
  5. turns on
  6. turns on its head
  7. turns on one's heel
  8. turns on red
  9. turns on the waterworks
  10. turns one's back
  11. turns one's coat

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