inside out
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2.2
- idiom
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del revés
- There she stands, her school jacket turned inside-out, the cotton lining fresh as snow around her bird-slim ankles.
- turned inside out
When I get to the gym, I take off my coat and I turn it inside out.
- When I get to the gym, I take off my coat and I turn it inside out.
- So today open cover inside out, grabbing it and pushing that burrito through it.
- One time she pulled out a fresh raccoon, stuck her hand in its ripped abdomen, flipped its skin inside out, and waggled its tail.
Examples
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Your shirt's on inside out.
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Your shirt, it's inside out.
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You might want to wear it inside out.
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I had my pants on inside out.
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But you turned your jacket inside out and put it on again, so that you were wearing the side that was blue.
Fiction book (1991) -
My jacket was inside out, thrown across the back of one of two chairs.
Fiction book (1992) -
Now I'm turning my shirt inside out," Father announces from his room.
Fiction book (1994) -
Her dresses were all off their hangers, and on most of the garments, the pockets had been turned inside out.
Fiction book (1999) -
I realized my shirt was inside out when I looked in the mirror.
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After checking my jacket, I found that the lining was inside out.
Synonyms
3
3.0
With the inner side showing on the outside
1
4.9
The inside of clothing shows on the outside
The inside of clothing shows on the outside
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'with the inner surface turned outward' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'inside' (interior) with 'out' (to the exterior): the phrase describes the inside being on the outside. This simple spatial/compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English particle/adverb combination rules, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can deduce the meaning.
Etymology
Inside out describes turning clothes or a bag so the inside is out, with the inner side showing. That's why it means 'with the inside facing out'.