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right-side up

American  
[rahyt-sahyd] / ˈraɪtˌsaɪd /

adverb

  1. with the top or correct side facing up.

    turn the carton right-side up;

    a right-side up image.
right-side up Idioms  

  1. 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]

Etymology

Origin of right-side up

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

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Place it right-side up in a shallow container and pour in 2 inches of water.

From Washington Times • Aug. 10, 2023

A specimen that is right-side up and facing right on the microscope slide will appear upside-down and facing left when viewed through a microscope, and vice versa.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

We double-package the plant so that when you open the box, soil isn’t displaced and the plant is right-side up.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2021

One light switch might be upside-down, the other right-side up.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2020

You know how you feel when all the blood rushes to your head, like if you hang upside down and turn right-side up too quickly?

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

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