stand something on its head 成语

a good head

"friendly, generous person; a good egg" Sean is a good head. He'll help at the food bank.

a head start

a chance to start ahead of the other runners etc. Give the smallest runner a head start. He can't run very fast.

a hothead

"a person who gets angry easily; hot tempered" Phil, don't be such a hothead. Try to control your anger.

ahead of the game

finished your work, paid all the bills, caught up With all these expenses, we can't seem to get ahead of the game.

ahead of time

early We started the meeting ahead of time so we could go home early.

airhead

(See an airhead)

an airhead

a person who talks without thinking, a fool Sally is such an airhead. She said that chicklets are baby chickens.

an egghead

a very intelligent person.

at loggerheads

not agreeing, opposed to each other They're at loggerheads over who owns the farm. They don't agree.

beat your head against a stone wall

try an impossible task, work on a futile project Preventing war is like beating your head against a stone wall.

stand (something) on its head

1. To adapt or adulterate article so that it is absolutely incorrect or the adverse of what it should be. I'm abashed we've stood the aboriginal mission account on its head—this is the adverse of what we angle for. You aloof stood your antecedent account on its head, and now you're contradicting yourself.2. To innovate or adapt something, such as a acreage or activity, in an abrupt or aberrant way. He has stood accomplished dining in this boondocks on its arch with three words: hot dog soup.Learn more: head, on, stand

stand (or turn) article on its head

absolutely about-face the attempt or estimation of an idea, argument, etc.Learn more: head, on, something, stand

stand/turn article on its ˈhead

1 about-face article upside down
2 accomplish bodies anticipate about article in a absolutely altered way: He stood the altercation on its head, adage that the plan wouldn’t save money and would, in fact, amount more.Learn more: head, on, something, stand, turn

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English Vocalbulary

stand surety for sb stand the gaff stand the racket stand the test stand to stand-to stand to attention stand to one's guns stand to one's post stand to one's principles stand to one's word stand to sense stand treat stand trial stand trial for stand truth on its head stand up stand-up