inside out

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 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) Westrobothnian: ăgg, skakk

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

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