upside down

With the top facing down and the bottom facing up.

• You are holding it upside down.
• The bat hung upside down from a branch.
• She turned the bottle upside down to empty it.

Similar words: the wrong way up

Opposites: the right way up

Common phrases: hang upside down, turn upside down, hold upside down

Into a state where things are confused, greatly changed, or scattered everywhere.

• They turned the room upside down.
• The move turned our lives upside down.
• Police turned the house upside down looking for evidence.

Similar words: into chaos

Common phrases: turn upside down, upside down completely

Having the top where the bottom should be.

• The picture is upside down.
• An upside down cup lay beside the sink.
• Why is the map upside down?

Similar words: inverted

Opposites: upright

Common phrases: be upside down, upside down picture, upside down map

Owing more money on a house, car, or other purchase than it is currently worth.

• We are upside down on our mortgage.
• Falling house prices left many owners upside down.
• Are you still upside down on the car loan?

How to use it: upside down on something (We are upside down on our car loan.)

Similar words: underwater

Common phrases: be upside down, upside down financially