head over heels
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By mid-June, the Secrets were playing local bars and biker parties in the middle of nowhere, and I was head over heels in love with the drummer.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
“They literally fell head over heels flat into an ongoing operation that we had,” said Robert Zachariasiewicz, the supervising DEA agent who is now at corporate intelligence firm Elicius.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
It appears that LaNasa and Show fell head over heels for the home—paying more than $100,000 over the original asking price of $1.99 million to secure the property.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026
Firstly, it would be the British boxing fraternity who would fall head over heels for an aggressive, forward-thinking fighter with a penchant for bending over opponents with air-sapping body shots.
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025
I watched as Yorick helped Hamlet turn a somersault before the queen, who clapped to see him tumble head over heels.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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