翻箱倒柜 turn everything upside down
Explanation
形容彻底翻找，通常指寻找丢失的东西。
Describes a thorough search, usually for lost items.
Origin Story
老张家的老猫咪不见了，老张急得像热锅上的蚂蚁，他翻箱倒柜地寻找，每一个角落都没有放过。茶几底下、沙发后面、床底下、衣柜里，甚至连厨房的橱柜都被他翻了个底朝天。无奈的是，猫咪还是没有找到。这时，老张的妻子走了过来，指着阳台说：“你看看阳台上的花盆里！”老张连忙跑到阳台，果然，猫咪正蜷缩在一个花盆里呼呼大睡呢！老张这才恍然大悟，原来猫咪躲在那里休息了。从此以后，老张再也不会随意翻箱倒柜了，他会先仔细观察，再寻找猫咪。
Old Zhang's old cat disappeared. Old Zhang was anxious, he searched everywhere, he turned every corner, turned the coffee table, the back of the sofa, under the bed, in the wardrobe, and even the kitchen cabinets upside down, but the cat was still not found. At this time, Old Zhang's wife came over and pointed to the balcony and said, “Look in the flower pot on the balcony!” Old Zhang immediately ran to the balcony, and sure enough, the cat was curled up in a flower pot sleeping soundly! Old Zhang realized, it turned out that the cat was hiding there to rest. From then on, Old Zhang would no longer casually turn over the cabinets and drawers, he would first carefully observe, then look for the cat.
Usage
用于形容彻底翻找，多用于寻找丢失物品的场景。
Used to describe a thorough search, often in the context of searching for lost items.
Examples
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警方翻箱倒柜搜查了嫌疑人的住所。
jǐngfāng fān xiāng dǎo guì sōuchá le xiányí rén de zhùsuo
The police searched the suspect's residence thoroughly.
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他为了找丢失的钥匙，把整个房间都翻箱倒柜了。
tā wèile zhǎo dīoshi de yàoshi,bǎ zhěngge fángjiān dōu fān xiāng dǎo guì le
He turned the whole room upside down to find his lost keys.