Translation guide
To reverse something so the inner surface becomes the outer surface, or to search or change something thoroughly.
To turn a flexible object (clothing, bag, etc.) so the inside becomes the outside.
Transitive verb meaning to turn something inside out. Use this when you are the one doing the action.
Please turn the shirt inside out before washing it.
I turned the pocket inside out and checked the contents.
Intransitive verb meaning to become inside out, often by itself or accidentally.
The umbrella turned inside out in the wind.
Means to turn over or flip, and can be used for turning something inside out, though it's broader.
I put the sock on inside out.
To search a place very thoroughly, often causing disorder.
To radically change a system, organization, or way of thinking.
裏返す specifically means turning inside out (reversing surfaces). ひっくり返す means flipping or overturning, and can be used for inside out but is less precise. For clothing, 裏返す is standard.
Do not translate 'turn inside out' word-for-word as 内側を外側にする. It is unnatural. Use the verbs or phrases above.
I examined the documents inside out.
Can also mean to overturn or completely change a situation or idea.
It's an invention that turns common sense inside out.