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/ˈəpsˈaɪd daʊn/ Listen

noun

Upside n.

The upper side; the part that is uppermost.

The benefits; the positive features; said of a situation or event that has both positive (good) and negative (bad) aspects.

To be upsides with, to be even with. (Prov. Eng. & Scot.)

Upside down. With the upper part undermost; hence, in confusion; in complete disorder; topsy-turvy. "These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also."

adverb

Upside down adv. In such a manner that the part normally pointed upward is pointed downward; same as upsidown and upsodown.

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"Upside down" Quotes from Famous Books

... deference itself to Margaret, openly admiring her as he talked, and said the most gracious things to her; and then, while she was answering the note, he smiled over at Rosa Rogers, who had slipped into her seat and was studiously preparing her algebra with the book upside down. ...

— A Voice in the Wilderness • Grace Livingston Hill

... turned upside down, and instantly a sheet of oil covered the whole surface of the water. The billows fell as if by magic, the whole foaming sea seemed leveled, and the DUNCAN flew over its tranquil bosom into a quiet basin beyond the formidable bar; but almost the same ...

— In Search of the Castaways • Jules Verne

... somewhat excited, if it were permissible to say so. Thereupon she had given orders to have her luggage and the luggage of her maid removed at once to the Hotel d'Angleterre. Henri had assured her that if her rooms were not suitable he would turn the house upside down to please her. ...

— The Triflers • Frederick Orin Bartlett

... and surprised, Said he, "My friends, in course of time, We shall be civilized! We are going to live in cities! We are going to fight in wars! We are going to eat three times a day Without the natural cause! We are going to turn life upside down About a thing called gold! We are going to want the earth, and take As much as we can hold! We are going to wear great piles of stuff Outside our proper skins! We are going to have Diseases! ...

— The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.) • Various

... Alice reproached him, "have you forgotten the motor rides you and I took with wash-tubs, turned upside down, for seats, and the remnant of your express-wagon for a steering-wheel? My! how fast ...

— The Lever - A Novel • William Dana Orcutt

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