inside out

See also: inside-out

English

Etymology

In the sense thoroughly, an asyndetic clipping of inside and out.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪnsaɪdˈaʊt/

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Adverb

inside out (not comparable)

1. (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.

2. (of knowledge) Thoroughly; extremely well.

   I know IBM Assembler Language inside out.

3. (of characteristic existence) Completely; through and through; to the core.

   We're hometown hockey fans inside out.

4. (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

(syntax) Typically used on a postpositive basis.

Translations

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
• 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 (of a garment), avig (sv)
• Welsh: y tu chwith allan, y tu mewn allan, tu fewn tu fas (South)
• Westrobothnian: ăgg, skakk

of knowledge: thoroughly

• Afrikaans: deur en deur, van hoek tot kant, deeglik
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 瞭如指掌 (zh), 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

cricket term

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: sisäkautta ulos
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

Adjective

inside out (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of inside-out.

Anagrams

• outside in