heels over head
1heels\ over\ head — • head over heels • heels over head 1a. In a somersault; upside down; head first. It was so dark Bob fell head over heels into a big hole in the ground. Compare: upside down. 1b. In great confusion or in great disorder; hastily. The children all… …
2heels over head — adverb in disorderly haste we ran head over heels toward the shelter • Syn: ↑head over heels, ↑topsy turvy, ↑topsy turvily, ↑in great confusion * * * adverb archaic : head over heels …
3heels over head — See: HEAD OVER HEELS …
4heels over head — See: HEAD OVER HEELS …
5To go heels over head — Heel Heel, n. [OE. hele, heele, AS. h[=e]la, perh. for h[=o]hila, fr. AS. h[=o]h heel (cf. {Hough}); but cf. D. hiel, OFries. heila, h[=e]la, Icel. h[ae]ll, Dan. h[ae]l, Sw. h[ a]l, and L. calx. [root]12. Cf. {Inculcate}.] 1. The hinder part of… …
6Over head and ears — Over O ver ([=o] v[ e]r), prep. [AS. ofer; akin to D. over, G. [ u]ber, OHG. ubir, ubar, Dan. over, Sw. [ o]fver, Icel. yfir, Goth. ufar, L. super, Gr. ype r, Skr. upari. [root]199. Cf. {Above}, {Eaves}, {Hyper }, {Orlop}, {Super }, {Sovereign},… …
7go heels over head — Make or turn a somerset …
8head\ over\ heels — • head over heels • heels over head 1a. In a somersault; upside down; head first. It was so dark Bob fell head over heels into a big hole in the ground. Compare: upside down. 1b. In great confusion or in great disorder; hastily. The children all… …
9head over heels — 1771, a curious perversion [Weekley] of M.E. heels over head. Head and heels have been paired in alliterative phrases since at least c.1400 …
10heels o'er gowdy — (Scot) or heels over head (archaic) Upside down • • • Main Entry: ↑heel …
