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upon its face

Polish translation: odwrócić do góry nogami

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English term or phrase:upon its face
Polish translation:odwrócić do góry nogami
Entered by: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.

14:16 Jan 29, 2023
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English term or phrase: upon its face
The great American colleges have created technicians of high quality – scientists of high quality, engineers of high quality - but in the field of philosophy, in the field of where we need people at present to give safety and surety to our people, we have failed absolutely, because our whole approach towards philosophy was a pragmatic approach. That is good which is successful. That had been the philosophy which has substituted all the Christian philosophy by this group of people who had impressed their stamp upon its face.

https://youtu.be/37HgRWTsGs0?t=2368

Bardzo dziękuję za pomoc :)
Epcia33
Local time: 14:40
odwrócić do góry nogami
Explanation:
The sense of this paragraph is that the philosophers have turned things upside down. Good is judged by its pragmatism, not by its moral value.
The speaker is mixing metaphors and missing the intended message - to turn upside down.
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stand (something) on its head
1. To misinterpret or misrepresent something so that it is completely incorrect or the opposite of what it should be.

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/stand on its head
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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 08:40
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2na jej wizerunku/obliczu
mike23
2odwrócić do góry nogami
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.


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na jej wizerunku/obliczu


Explanation:
... odcisnęli swoje piętno na jej wizerunku/obliczu

mike23
Poland
Local time: 14:40
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2 days 6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
stand on its head
odwrócić do góry nogami


Explanation:
The sense of this paragraph is that the philosophers have turned things upside down. Good is judged by its pragmatism, not by its moral value.
The speaker is mixing metaphors and missing the intended message - to turn upside down.
cccccccccc

stand (something) on its head
1. To misinterpret or misrepresent something so that it is completely incorrect or the opposite of what it should be.

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/stand on its head

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 08:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 850
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