head over heels

adverb

Updated on: 14 Apr 2018

Definition of head over heels

1 a : in or as if in a somersault : helter-skelter

b : upside down

2 : very much : deeply

head over heels in love

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Recent Examples of head over heels from the Web

Houseman finds her rhythm and falls head over heels for her dance instructor.

— BostonGlobe.com, "Things to do in Greater Boston this spring," 30 Mar. 2018
The defense argues the location of her injuries indicate Rhonda left the trail feet first -- not tumbling head over heels from a push.

— peter van sant, CBS News, ""There's definitely a lot more to the story" says man charged in fiancée's fatal fall from cliff," 17 Mar. 2018
The people making the call were head over heels for Mueller.

— mike hutton, Post-Tribune, "Hutton: Valparaiso football coach goes AWOL on his team to end strange saga," 10 Feb. 2018
Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder The Vampire Diaries fans fell head over heels for Ian's portrayal of bad boy vampire Damon, and clearly Nina felt the same way.

— hannah orenstein, Seventeen, "22 Celebrities Who Dated Their Co-Stars IRL," 6 Feb. 2018
But the internet was already head over heels for the scruffy-faced athlete, even before his historic win.

— erica gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Twitter Is So Thirsty for Olympic Athlete Chris Mazdzer," 12 Feb. 2018
The board, however, fell head over heels in love with Mueller and his story.

— mike hutton, Post-Tribune, "Hutton: Valparaiso football coach goes AWOL on his team to end strange saga," 10 Feb. 2018
Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder The Vampire Diaries fans fell head over heels for Ian's portrayal of bad boy vampire Damon, and clearly Nina felt the same way.

— hannah orenstein, Seventeen, "22 Celebrities Who Dated Their Co-Stars IRL," 6 Feb. 2018
In 1989, John Mahoney played a devoted single father who disapproves of the underachieving teenager (John Cusack) who falls head over heels for his valedictorian daughter Diane (Ione Skye) in the cult hit Say Anything.

— lynette rice, EW.com, "John Mahoney tribute: Ione Skye remembers her Say Anything dad," 6 Feb. 2018

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