"turn one's life upside down" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: turns one's life upside down [present, singular, third-person], turning one's life upside down [participle, present], turned one's life upside down [participle, past], turned one's life upside down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} turn one's life upside down (third-person singular simple present turns one's life upside down, present participle turning one's life upside down, simple past and past participle turned one's life upside down)
  1. (figurative) To completely disrupt one's life. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: turn one's world upside down Related terms: turn upside down
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