inside out
adverb
With the inner surface turned outwards: she put her dress on inside out...
- A sudden violent gust of wind which blew it inside out and sideways, so all the spokes got bent out of shape.
- We didn't have a clue what we were doing as the thing was blown inside out, outside in and upside down.
- From November to March its rooms are booked up more quickly than umbrellas turn inside out.
adjective
Having the inner surface turned outwards: inside-out clothes...
- My umbrella was worryingly teetering halfway between inside-out and not-inside-out.
- Personal advantages there may be for those who are wet-behind-the-ears, it doesn't follow that the world exists in the inside-out state.
- That this belt is on a pair of inside-out jeans makes him especially pathetic, but somehow it doesn't diminish one's respect for his intelligence.
Phrases
know something inside out
turn something inside out
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