inside out
Etymology
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Etymology
In the sense thoroughly, an asyndetic clipping of inside and out.
Pronunciation- IPA: /ˌɪnsaɪdˈaʊt/
inside out (not comparable)
- (not comparable) With the inside surface turned to be on the outside.
- Antonyms: right side out
- I now realise that I have my shirt on inside out.
- (of knowledge) Thoroughly; extremely well.
- I know IBM Assembler Language inside out.
- (of characteristic existence) Completely; through and through; to the core.
- We're hometown hockey fans inside out.
- (cricket) Describes the hitting of a ball that pitched outside of leg stump to the off side of the field.
- He hit the ball inside out in an ugly manner, but scored a four.
- French: à l'envers
- German: umgekrempelt, auf links
- Italian: alla rovescia
- Portuguese: ao avesso
- Russian: наизна́нку
- Spanish: al revés, del revés
- French: à fond, parfaitement, comme sa poche
- German: in- und auswendig
- Italian: a fondo
- Portuguese: a fundo, de cabo a rabo
- Russian: назубо́к
- Spanish: de cabo a rabo, como la palma de mi mano
inside out (not comparable)
- Alternative form of inside-out.
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