to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
head over heels; headlong; head first
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
to surge (water or waves)
(gymnastics) pulling oneself upward with a forward, circling movement; back hip circle
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
breech presentation (feet or buttocks-first birth); breech delivery; breech birth
dropping (something) headfirst down a precipice; downhill rush; plunging down a precipice
back-combed hair; puffed up hair; teased hair
headlong; head over heels
a dream which is contradicted by reality
weather tide; adverse current
turning an object in the wrong direction; retort
word said backwards; word of opposite meaning
no matter how hard one might try; no matter what one does; (lit.) even if one stood on one's head
reading a word backwards (often to make slang)
to have the tables turned on one
turned-in eyelashes; ingrown eyelashes; trichiasis
taking food with one's chopsticks upside down (a breach of etiquette)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
ascending vertical sword attack (kendo, etc.)
shaving against the grain; shaving upwards
child dying before parents; occurrence out of sequence; wrong order
backward-twisting overarm throw
good advice is harsh to the ear
backlash (after use of 'magic')
turned-in eyelashes; ingrown eyelashes; trichiasis
upside-down jellyfish (Cassiopea ornata); jellyfish of the genus Cassiopea; traditional love hotel; traditional Japanese inn specially for couples
exercise regime to convert breech presentation; trying to correct an unborn child's improper position so that the head comes out first
headlong dive; header; plunge
to retort; to turn the tables (on someone)
a child dying before its parents
right-facing swastika; clockwise swastika
upside-down catfish (Synodontis nigriventris)