inverted image; reversed image (e.g. upside down)
mirror writing; upside down writing
barb; barbed tip (e.g. of fishhook)
instead; on the contrary; contrary (to expectations)
to flash back; flashback (in a novel, movie etc)
reverse order; inverted order
to reverse a vehicle; to drive backwards
adverse audience reaction: boos and jeers, hissing, catcalls or deliberate applause after a mistake
inverted image; reversed image (e.g. upside down)
(lit.) to hang upside down; (fig.) in dire straits
(lit.) to hang upside down; (fig.) topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing and trading costs exceed the sale price (of some goods); to borrow more than one can ever repay
to turn upside down; to upend
to count backwards (from 10 down to 0); to count down; from the bottom (lines on a page); from the back (rows of seats)
inverse number; reciprocal (math.)
inverted reflection in water
(indicating contrast); actually; however; contrariwise; contrary to what one might expect; why don't you
contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you
to flow backwards; reverse flow
to flow backwards (of water, because of flood, tide, wind etc); reverse flow; to back up (sewage)
to have smoke billowing from a fireplace or stove (due to a blockage in the chimney)
phase reversal; phase inversion
trichiasis (ingrown eyelashes)
to empty (a bag); to turn inside out; to turn out
a handstand; to turn upside down; to stand on one's head; upside down
to turn over manure; (fig.) to offend others by endlessly repeating unpleasant remarks
inversion (rhetoric device of inverting the word order for heightened effect); anastrophe
to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taking my money)
to reverse (a vehicle); to drive backwards
to make an about-turn; to reverse one's direction, policy, sequence etc; to turn things on their head
to fall back; to go in reverse
barb; bicycle kick, or overhead kick (football)
locked in (with the door locked from the outside)
the north-facing room opposite the master's in a siheyuan
四合院
jeering; booing; catcalls
to marry and live with the bride's family (inverting traditional Chinese expectations)
cold snap during the spring
to fall headlong; (fig.) a disastrous setback
inverted image; reversed image (e.g. upside down)
with one's hands behind one's back
to pour out one's grievances
inversion (rhetoric device of inverting the word order for heightened effect); anastrophe
the wrong way round (back to front, inside out etc)
to reverse cause and effect; to put the horse before the cart
to know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards)
to gasp (in surprise, dismay, fright etc)
to dump; to pour; to empty out
but on the contrary; but unexpectedly
(but) on the contrary; instead; but expectedly
to boo or jeer (as a sign of displeasure at an actor)
to be more of a hindrance than a help
to drive in reverse; (fig.) to take a backward step; retrogressive; trying to turn the clock back
(lit.) to rescue the people from hanging upside down (idiom, from Mencius); to save the people from dire straits
to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the unimportant and neglect the important); lacking a sense of perspective; to put the cart before the horse
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