heels over head

idiom expression

Originally meant being upside down or in a state of disorderly haste, but evolved into 'head over heels' meaning being completely in love or enthralled.

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Definition

C1Emotion

(informal, archaic)Being extremely excited or infatuated, often to the point of irrationality.

Example

He was heels over head for her, unable to think of anything else.

B2Physical Position

(technical, gymnastics)A body position where the feet are above the head, typically seen in acrobatics.

Example

The gymnast performed a perfect heels over head somersault.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "heels over head":

head over heels over the head standing on one's head flip over turn on its head off one's head heel turn do cartwheels over the top head and shoulders on one's head turn over over one's head turn turtle