back to front

English

Adverb

back to front

1. Turned so that the back is now at the front.

   I was in such a hurry that I put my underpants on back to front.

Synonyms

• backwards

Adjective

back to front

1. Reversed, with the back now at the front.

   The classic VW Beetle is a back to front car, with the engine at the rear.

Translations

reversed

• Danish: bagvendt, omvendt
• Icelandic: öfugur
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: bak fram

  Nynorsk: bak fram

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• Scottish Gaelic: cùlaibh air a’ bheulaibh
• Spanish: al revés

See also

• inside out
• upside down

Anagrams

• front to back