Synonyms

head over heels

Idioms

Completely, thoroughly, as in They fell head over heels in love. This expression originated in the 1300s as heels over head and meant literally being upside down. It took its present form in the 1700s and its present meaning in the 1800s.

Example Sentences

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Head over heels, my friends did everything they could to lurk in close proximity to her, and I tagged along.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025

Head over heels for Carter Reum, Paris Hilton is getting ready for a new life as a mom, courtesy of in vitro fertilization.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2023

He needn’t have worried: Head over heels is the appropriate response, both for the film’s conniving characters and for its audience.

From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2014

Head over heels he fell out of the house and Grettir fell on top of him.

From Grettir the Strong, Icelandic Saga by Unknown

Head over heels they rushed towards the gate, some of the hindmost getting their tails singed as they fled.

From 'Neath the Hoof of the Tartar The Scourge of God by J?sika, Mikl?s

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