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turns the frown upside down

turns the frown upside down is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 turns the frown upside down

What is turns the frown upside down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Turns the frown upside down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of turn the frown upside down.

Words near turns the frown upside down in the dictionary

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

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