天翻地覆

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(1) [state of extreme confusion as the sky and the earth turning upside down; earth-shaking]∶形容彻底的变革

虎踞龙盘今胜昔, 天翻地覆慨而慷。 --毛泽东《人民解放军占领南京》

(2) [in total disorder; extreme upheaval; in sheer pandemonium]∶形容秩序极为混乱

宝玉一发拿刀弄杖寻死觅活的, 闹的天翻地覆。 --《红楼梦》