inside out

Idioms  

1. With the inner surface turned out or revealed, as in He wore his shirt inside out . This expression dates from about 1600 and was soon used figuratively, as in He turned the verses inside out and revealed their hidden sense .

2. Extremely well, thoroughly, especially alluding to knowing something. For example, He knows this system inside out . [First half of 1900s]

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Example Sentences

“Those weren’t wolves. Those apples ate him from the inside out!”

From Literature

It was the pass that turned a defence inside out and twisted history upside down.

From BBC

And she was saying that the flashes of flame that kept engulfing my face from the inside out would soon be extinguished with a real simple solution.

From Literature

Abby opened her sandwich bag, turned the bag inside out, and enthusiastically licked all the tuna salad off.

From Literature

The third was to turn his room inside out looking for Miss Priest's book.

From Literature