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topsy-turvy

[top-see-tur-vee] / ˈtɒp siˈtɜr vi /




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And that’s because we’re either the smallest check and they don’t really need our help, or they are just doing their thing, and then they can call on us when things are really topsy turvy.

From The Verge • Feb. 1, 2021

Bay Area crime statistics these days seem topsy turvy.

From Washington Times • Jan. 19, 2018

But with the world showing no indication of becoming less topsy turvy any time soon, there will surely be a continuing demand for these subversive Alice adventures able to illuminate the incongruous.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2016

It may be a topsy turvy time in Toyland, but in central London, as the Christmas carols waft from the speakers in the church hall, there are certainly more smiles than frowns.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2016

The staid old town of Wilmington was turned "topsy turvy" during the war.

From The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner by Wilkinson, John




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