stand something on its head
stand (something) on its head
1. To misinterpret or misrepresent something so that it is completely incorrect or the opposite of what it should be. I'm afraid we've stood the original mission statement on its head—this is the opposite of what we stand for. You just stood your previous statement on its head, and now you're contradicting yourself.
2. To innovate or alter something, such as a field or activity, in an unexpected or unprecedented way. He has stood fine dining in this town on its head with three words: hot dog soup.
See also: head, on, stand
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
stand (or turn) something on its head
completely reverse the principles or interpretation of an idea, argument, etc.See also: head, on, something, stand
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
stand/turn something on its ˈhead
1 turn something upside down
2 make people think about something in a completely different way: He stood the argument on its head, saying that the plan wouldn’t save money and would, in fact, cost more.
See also: head, on, something, stand, turn
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- stand (something) on its head
- stand on its head
- stand/turn something on its head
- turn (something) on its head
- turn something on its head
- take (something) in the wrong way
- take (something) the wrong way
- take something the wrong way
- take the wrong way
- (one) would be forgiven for (doing something)