Turn on its head

A city reflected water upside down.
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Idiom: Turn on its head

Oh, no! Everything as we knew it has been turned on its head.

Things we thought were constants no longer exist, and things we thought would never exist now seem to be the norm.

At least the toilet paper fiasco appears to be sorting itself out.

You know, up until a few weeks ago, the boomer, Gen X, Y, and Z generations had it easy.

The problem is we never knew how easy we had it.

The word shortage had rarely, if ever, entered our vocabulary.

Now, it’s common for many people to walk into a grocery store and find no chicken, instant rice, or paper towels.

It can be quite a shock.

Now again, I have to say that here in Wakayama, we have not experienced any of that.

Life continues as usual.

There is no lockdown, no panic, no shortage of anything except masks and hand sanitizer.

The only thing different so far is that the kids are not in school.

I suppose that has turned life in its head for them and their parents, but for us, it’s the same old same old.


When something is turned on its head, it’s the complete opposite of what it was.


Anything can be turned on its head, such as an argument, idea or even reality.

The one thing that shocks me every day now is how New York has changed.

From a Canadian perspective, New Yorkers are always larger than life—bold, brash, lively, and rude.

But that’s why we love the city and its people so much.

In scenes on TV, we see the streets are quiet, and the people are scared.

I always thought nothing could scare a New Yorker; they had seen it all – TWICE!

But now everything has been turned on its head.


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