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flip on its head en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of turn on its head.
    • While [Kamala] Harris made history by becoming the first Black and South Asian woman to ascend to the vice presidency, [Doug] Emhoff has burnished a reputation as the über-supportive spouse, stepping back from his own career as an entertainment lawyer and flipping the usual White House gender dynamic on its head. 2023 March 13, Naureen Khan, “Doug Emhoff Wants Men to Clear the Path for More Kamalas”, in Cosmopolitan:

Forms

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flipped on its head Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
flipped on its head Tense=Past lexicographic
flipping on its head Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
flips on its head Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic