turn on its head | Idiomator

Meaning: (transitive,idiomatic)To turn upside-down; to invert.The crisisturnedthe formulas that had seemed to workon their head.; (transitive,idiomatic)Tocompletelychange.The global economic crisis has managed toturnstock exchanges worldwideon their head.2018June 17,Barney Ronay, “Mexico’sHirving Lozanostuns world champions Germany for brilliant win”, inKatharine Viner, editor,The Guardian‎[1], London:Guardian News & Media,→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe originalon5 August 2019:Germany regeared for the second half: same shape, more control. Mexico had lost some of their vim. And before long the game hadturned on its head, with Germany able to keep the ball now, Kroos hitting his range, and Mexico less adept at seizing possession, unable to spring forward with such gusto.2024August 29, Alex Mills, “Larne headed for Conference League group stages as Andy Ryan hat-trick secures historic Play-Off joy”, inBelfast Telegraph‎[2]:The tieturned on its headjust before the hour when Gallagher picked up his second yellow card of the night following a reckless lunge on Ethan Britto and this time referee Fahndrich angered the home supporters by producing red.

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EN: because what used to be celebrated was experience and cleverness but what happened was that what became valuable was youth the quality of youth which made you a consumer so what happened is that they started concentrating on all of these people society started to turn on its head because with the deification of youth...
ES: anteriormente se celebraba la experiencia y la inteligencia pero sucedió que lo que se hizo valioso fué la juventud el ser joven, por que te hacia ser un consumidor así que ellos comenzaron a concentrarse en este grupo la sociedad empezó a guiarse por esto
EN: He could turn on its head the whole language.
HI: वह अपनी जीभ इधर- उधर घुमा सकता है।
EN: The world seemed to turn on its head!
HI: तो दुनिया अपनी मुट्ठी में लगती थी !
EN: When everyone gets back together this villa could turn on its head.
ID: Saat semuanya kembali bersama, Vila ini mungkin akan menjadi kacau.
EN: "I'd be lying if I wasn't to say that India weren't in the driving seat going into today, but we know on a wicket like that, a couple of wickets in a cluster and of course that game can turn on its head," he added.
TE: "ఈరోజు వెళ్తున్న డ్రైవింగ్ సీటులో భారతదేశం లేదని నేను చెబితే నేను అబద్ధం చెబుతాను, కానీ అలాంటి ఒక వికెట్లో మాకు తెలుసు, క్లస్టర్లో కొన్ని వికెట్లు మరియు ఆ ఆట చేయగలదు దాని తలపై తిరగండి, "అని అతను చెప్పాడు.
EN: "I would be lying if I wasn't to say that India wasn't in the driving seat going into the final day, but we know on a wicket like that, a couple of wickets in a cluster & of course that game can turn on its head," he added.
TE: "ఈరోజు వెళ్తున్న డ్రైవింగ్ సీటులో భారతదేశం లేదని నేను చెబితే నేను అబద్ధం చెబుతాను, కానీ అలాంటి ఒక వికెట్లో మాకు తెలుసు, క్లస్టర్లో కొన్ని వికెట్లు మరియు ఆ ఆట చేయగలదు దాని తలపై తిరగండి, "అని అతను చెప్పాడు.
EN: "I'd be lying if I said that India weren't in the driving seat going into today but we know, on a wicket like that, the game can turn on its head," the England captain said.
TE: "ఈరోజు వెళ్తున్న డ్రైవింగ్ సీటులో భారతదేశం లేదని నేను చెబితే నేను అబద్ధం చెబుతాను, కానీ అలాంటి ఒక వికెట్లో మాకు తెలుసు, క్లస్టర్లో కొన్ని వికెట్లు మరియు ఆ ఆట చేయగలదు దాని తలపై తిరగండి, "అని అతను చెప్పాడు.
EN: "I'd be lying if I wasn't to say that India weren't in the driving seat going into today, but we know on a wicket like that, a couple of wickets in a cluster and of course that game can turn on its head.
TE: "ఈరోజు వెళ్తున్న డ్రైవింగ్ సీటులో భారతదేశం లేదని నేను చెబితే నేను అబద్ధం చెబుతాను, కానీ అలాంటి ఒక వికెట్లో మాకు తెలుసు, క్లస్టర్లో కొన్ని వికెట్లు మరియు ఆ ఆట చేయగలదు దాని తలపై తిరగండి, "అని అతను చెప్పాడు.

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