right-side up

[ rahyt-sahyd ]

/ ˈraɪtˌsaɪd /

with the top or correct side facing up: turn the carton right-side up; a right-side up image.

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I'll get her to Edgartown or wherever you want to go, right-side-up with care.
The Adventure Club Afloat|Ralph Henry Barbour
The rescuer, right-side-up, was squeezing a plastic container of liquid soap and directing the stream against the captain.
Hanging by a Thread|Gordon Randall Garrett
They had a right-side-up boat, and it was full to its capacity.
Sinking of the Titanic|Various
He closed the door behind him, leaving Mr. Rapp still staring at the immobile, right-side-up message on the glowing screen.
Something Will Turn Up|David Mason

It took a comparison to tell the difference between one of them right-side-up and another one upside-down.
Highways in Hiding|George Oliver Smith

right-side up

With the top facing upward, as in Please keep the box holding the china right-side up, or He turned his cards right-side up. [Early 1500s]