turn the frown upside down en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(colloquial) To become or make somebody else happy after being sad.
Tricky Nicky always ran around town / She’s the type of girl who'll turn your frown upside-down / Five fucking minutes in the sack and you’ll return with a / Dozen roses and some weed to burn
2006, Mike Pinto, “Tricky Nicky”, in Little District:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| turned the frown upside down | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| turned the frown upside down | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| turning the frown upside down | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| turns the frown upside down | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
cheer up · beatify · make someone's day · begladden · content · please · gratify · gladden someone's heart · upcheer · cherish · delight · bright · hearten · cheer · raise someone's spirits · fain · exhilarate · elevate · light up · enbliss · elate · enrapture · jollify · gladden · cheer up · rejoice · warm someone's heart · laetificate · turn the frown upside down · happify · gay · blissen · warm the cockles of someone's heart · fetch · happy · happify · perk up