patas arriba

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “feet up”.

Adjective

patas arriba (invariable)

(colloquial) messy, in a mess
(colloquial) topsy-turvy

Further reading

“patas arriba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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