Finnish edit

Verb edit

olla pihalla

  1. (idiomatic) to not know which end is up, to be at sea (be in a state of complete confusion)
    Hän on aivan pihalla.
    He's completely at sea.

Usage notes edit

Commonly used with an intensifier like ihan or aivan.

Conjugation edit

See olla; pihalla is not inflected.