inside out
Idiomwith the part that is usually inside facing out; completely and in every detail, especially when someone knows a person, place, or subject thoroughly; starting on the inside and moving toward the outside, of a process such as heating, healing, or decay
Meaning
Oxford37% of films
with the part that is usually inside facing out
Like a sex-crime victim, underwear inside out, bound with electrical tape.
Your shirt's inside out.
Editorial26% of films
completely and in every detail, especially when someone knows a person, place, or subject thoroughly
'My dear young lady, I've been here for nine years' 'and I know Mr. Matuschek inside out.'
Editorial16% of films
starting on the inside and moving toward the outside, of a process such as heating, healing, or decay
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