Invert someone's position
Does "he inverted Warhol’s position" mean "he had a position in contrast with that of Warhol and embraced the attention of people"?
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But, unlike Warhol, Koons enjoyed the limelight and rather than retreating from it, he inverted Warhol’s position.
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I can't say what it is to invert Warhol's position until I know what the writer says Warhol's position was. But to invert something literally means to turn it upside down. Figuratively, it might mean to make it the exact opposite.
- I can't say what it is to invert Warhol's position until I know what the writer says Warhol's position was.
- But to invert something literally means to turn it upside down.
- Figuratively, it might mean to make it the exact opposite.
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I can't say what it is to invert Warhol's position until I know what the writer says Warhol's position was. But to invert something literally means to turn it upside down. Figuratively, it might mean to make it the exact opposite.
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