天翻地覆tiān fān dì fù 1.形容变化极大{heaven and earth turning upside down; big change}: 这几年村里起了～的变化。{Great changes have taken place in the village in the past few years.} 2.形容闹得很凶{raise hell; make an awful disturbance}: 闹得～,四邻不安。{create an awful disturbance in the neighbourhood}‖也说also地覆天翻{dì fù tiān fān}。