turn (something) inside out

idiom

informal

: to cause (a place) to become disorganized while one is trying to find something

I turned the closet inside out and still couldn't find those shoes.

: to change (something) completely

Her life was turned inside out after the accident.

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Bonus: The pockets can all also turn inside out in case of a spill. —

Kayla Becker, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2024 Invagination — to turn something inside out or fold back into itself 5. —

Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2023 Place pillowcases in a mesh laundry bag or turn inside out. —

Abigail Bailey, Good Housekeeping, 18 Jan. 2023 And like many exaggerated fears, this one has a tendency to turn inside out. —

Chris Lehmann, The New Republic, 3 Mar. 2022 And observing sperm modifications across the animal kingdom reveals a host of oddities, like sperm that increase tenfold in length or turn inside out within the female. —

Connor Lynch, Discover Magazine, 1 Sep. 2021

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