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单词 stand (or turn) something on its head
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stand (or turn) something on its head

Completely reverse the principles or interpretation of an idea or argument: a book that turns the accepted view of modernism on its head punk had turned pop music and its attendant culture in its head...
  • This novel bravely turns that idea on its head, and in doing so reinvigorates our perceptions of the North American continent.
  • In turning this idea on its head - protagonist escapes prison unchanged - the thrilling element of this trilogy turns out to be a lesson in the necessity for change and how quickly life's certainties can disappear.
  • We would turn that argument on its head and say that, to a small firm reliant on trade that has been built up probably over a number of years, the impact of the riots was costly and disruptive to their business.
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