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head over heels

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. head over heels, heels over head, topsy-turvy, topsy-turvily, in great confusionadverb

    in disorderly haste

    "we ran head over heels toward the shelter"

Wiktionary

  1. head over heelsadverb

    Tumbling upside down.

  2. head over heelsadverb

    At top speed; frantically.

  3. head over heelsadverb

    Hopelessly smitten.

  4. Etymology: Emerged in the 14 century as "heels over head", which is more literally accurate, as "head over heels" is the more standard state of being. "Heels over head" evolved into "head over heels" in common use departing its literal meaning, probably for reasons of phrasal elegance.

Wikipedia

  1. Head Over Heels

    Head Over Heels is a 1981 song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA, released as a single the following year. The song is the second track from their final studio album, The Visitors.

ChatGPT

  1. head over heels

    "Head over heels" is an idiom often used to symbolize an intense excitement, infatuation, or intense preoccupation with something or someone. The phrase is commonly used to describe the feeling of being deeply in love. In a literal sense, like during a somersault or tumble, it refers to the position where the head is below the heels, emphasizing a sense of chaos or lack of control.

Wikidata

  1. Head over Heels

    Head over Heels is the second album by Scottish post-punk band Cocteau Twins. The album was released in October 1983, and was their first album as a duo. The original United Kingdom and Canadian cassette and CD and the Brazilian CD versions of Head over Heels included the EP Sunburst and Snowblind. The 2003 CD, remastered by Robin Guthrie, does not include the EP. Critical recognition Head Over Heels has received include a #7 placing in Sounds magazine's End of Year List for 1983 and in 2003 the album was named one of the most eccentric British albums of all time by Mojo magazine.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Head Over Heels in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Head Over Heels in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Head Over Heels in a Sentence

  1. Amal Clooney:

    I launched. I go head over heels, but I landed on my hands and knees. If you did it 100 times, maybe once you land on your hands and knees, and any other version you land, you're toast. It knocked me out of my shoes.

  2. De La Hoz:

    Frank Sinatra was very friendly. They became friends and treated her well on the set, and Cary Grant fell head over heels in love.

  3. Courtesy José Ralat Ralat:

    I got into it mainly through falling in love with a young lady of Mexican descent from Texas Monthly. And she introduced me to breakfast tacos, and she downright forced me to eat cow tongue. … I was head over heels for both the food and the girl.

  4. Cindy De La Hoz:

    Frank Sinatra was very friendly. They became friends and treated Sophia Loren well on the set, and Cary Grant fell head over heels in love.

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  • cabeza abajo, patas arribaSpanish
  • suin päin, korviaan myöten, päistikkaaFinnish
  • avoir un coup de foudre, tomber follement amoureux, avoir le coup de foudre, tomber fou amoureuxFrench
  • a testa in giùItalian
  • do góry nogamiPolish
  • вверх ногами, очертя голову, по уши, сломя голову, вверх тормашками, опрометью, кубарем, стремглавRussian
  • hals över huvudSwedish

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