head over heels
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head over heels
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.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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