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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

Mickey's Toontown, designed to make visitors feel like they've entered an old-fashioned cartoon, "is an interactive metropolis full of topsy turvy architecture and screwy sculptures," according to the Disneyland website.

From Seattle Times • May 29, 2013

I hurried to my master's study and, quick as thought, turned the whole place topsy turvy.

From First Person Paramount by Pratt, Ambrose




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