plural of upside-down cake

(idiomatic) To commit oneself to a task or activity that is employment-related or that requires serious effort or concentration.

(idiomatic) Alternative form of take down a notch

(transitive, intransitive) To flip over; to rotate top to bottom. / (transitive, idiomatic) To thoroughly examine.

(slang) To start a fight (sometimes with on).

(idiomatic) In the final steps or decisive phase of an undertaking, especially one which has been lengthy or laborious.

(idiomatic) To the final steps or decisive phase of an undertaking, especially one which has been lengthy or laborious.

(transitive, idiomatic) To betray, especially in a manner which causes serious difficulty for the one betrayed.

past participle of go down the toilet

To promulgate law. / (law, dated) To present the law that applies to a given case. / (idiomatic) To authoritatively or dogmatically assert what is permitted or not permitted.