inside out

§English

§Adverb

inside out (not comparable)

1. (not comparable) With the inside surface turned to be on the outside.

   I now realise that I have my shirt on inside out.

2. Of knowledge: Thoroughly, extremely well.

   I know IBM Assembler Language inside out.

   This is a contraction of the original phrase, 'inside and out', as in: She understands quantum mechanics inside and out.

3. (cricket) Describes the hitting of a ball that pitched outside of leg stump to the off side of the field.

   He hit the ball inside out in an ugly manner, but scored a four.

§Translations

with the inside turned to be on the outside

• Afrikaans: binnestebuite
• Czech: naruby
• Dutch: binnenstebuiten (nl)
• Esperanto: inversigita, reversita, turnita interno-eksteren
• Finnish: nurinperin, nurinpäin
• French: à l'envers (fr)
• German: umgekrempelt, auf links
• Hebrew: הפוך (hafookh)
• Hindi: उलटा (ulṭā)
• Hungarian: kifordítva

• Italian: alla rovescia
• Japanese: 裏表逆に (uraomote gyaku ni), 裏返しで (uragaeshi de)
• Polish: na lewą stronę (pl)
• Portuguese: ao aveso
• Russian: наизнанку (ru) (naiznánku), на левую сторону (na lévuju stóronu)
• Scottish Gaelic: an taobh a-staigh a-muigh, caoin air ascaoin
• Spanish: al revés, del revés (es)
• Swedish: ut och in (sv), på avigan (of a garment)

of knowledge: thoroughly

• Afrikaans: deur en deur, van hoek tot kant, deeglik
• Esperanto: funde, de interne kaj de ekstere
• Finnish: läpikotaisin (fi)
• French: à fond (fr), parfaitement (fr), comme sa poche
• German: in- und auswendig
• Hindi: पूरा (pūrā), संपूर्ण रूप से (sampūrṇ rūp se), पूर्णता (pūrṇatā)

• Italian: a fondo
• Japanese: 隅々まで (sumizumi made)
• Polish: na wylot
• Portuguese: a fundo, de cabo a rabo (pt)
• Russian: назубок (nazubók), вдоль и поперёк (vdol’ i poperjók)
• Spanish: de cabo a rabo

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