English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
In the sense thoroughly, an asyndetic clipping of inside and out.
Pronunciation[edit]
inside out (not comparable)
- (not comparable) With the inside surface turned to be on the outside.
- Antonym: right side out
- I now realise that I have my shirt on inside out.
- (of knowledge) Thoroughly; extremely well.
- I know IBM Assembler Language inside out.
- (of characteristic existence) Completely; through and through; to the core.
- We're hometown hockey fans inside out.
- (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.
Usage notes[edit]
(syntax) Typically used on a postpositive basis.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
with the inside turned to be on the outside
- Afrikaans: binnestebuite
- Armenian: թարս (hy) (tʿars)
- Azerbaijani: tərs (az), tərsinə
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 反 (zh) (fǎn), 穿反 (chuānfǎn)
- Czech: naruby
- Dutch: binnenstebuiten (nl)
- Esperanto: inversigita, reversita
- Finnish: nurinperin, nurinpäin
- French: à l’envers (fr)
- German: umgekrempelt (de), auf links
- Greek: ανάποδα (el) (anápoda)
- Hebrew: הפוך (hafookh)
- Hindi: उलटा (hi) (ulṭā)
- Hungarian: kifordítva
- Icelandic: á röngunni
- Irish: taobh tuathail amach, taobh istigh amuigh
- Italian: alla rovescia
- Japanese: 裏表逆に (uraomote gyaku ni), 裏返しで (uragaeshi de)
- Polish: na lewą stronę (pl)
- Portuguese: ao avesso (pt)
- Russian: наизна́нку (ru) (naiznánku), навыворот (ru) (navyvorot)
- Scottish Gaelic: an taobh a-staigh a-muigh, caoin air ascaoin
- Spanish: al revés, del revés
- Swedish: ut och in (sv), på avigan (sv) (of a garment), avig (sv)
- Welsh: y tu chwith allan, y tu mewn allan, tu fewn tu fas (South)
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of knowledge: thoroughly
- Afrikaans: deur en deur, van hoek tot kant, deeglik
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 瞭如指掌／了如指掌 (zh) (liǎorúzhǐzhǎng)
- Esperanto: funde, de interne kaj de ekstere
- Finnish: läpikotaisin (fi)
- French: à fond (fr), parfaitement (fr), comme sa poche
- German: in- und auswendig
- Greek: απ' έξω (el) (ap' éxo)
- Hindi: पूरा (hi) (pūrā), संपूर्ण रूप से (sampūrṇ rūp se), पूर्णता (hi) (pūrṇatā)
- Italian: a fondo
- Japanese: 隅々まで (sumizumi made)
- Polish: na wylot
- Portuguese: a fundo, de cabo a rabo (pt)
- Russian: назубо́к (ru) (nazubók), вдоль и поперёк (vdolʹ i poperjók)
- Spanish: de cabo a rabo, como la palma de mi mano
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cricket term
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
- Finnish: sisäkautta ulos
- Spanish: please add this translation if you can
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Adjective[edit]
inside out (not comparable)
- Alternative form of inside-out.
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