head over heels
adverb
1
a
: in or as if in a somersault : helter-skelter
b
2
: very much : deeply
head over heels in love
Examples of head over heels in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Despite her excitement, Daisy didn’t feel head over heels for Joey just yet.
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Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024
Our players are: Jinx Alameda, a bounty hunter at the top of her game who’s tired of her grimy life; Goldfish, a charming con man and wanted felon who falls head over heels for Jinx; and Columbia, Goldfish’s loose-cannon partner, who has big criminal dreams.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024
Halle Bailey is head over heels for her newborn son Halo!
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 19 Feb. 2024
Fans of period romances will fall head over heels for the Netflix original The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society.
—Lia Beck, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2024
Collette will play Zoe Turner, an unconventional and lively British art teacher who is head over heels for fellow rebel spirit Jean-Louis.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Feb. 2024
Even Jacob Elordi, Hollywood’s reigning heartthrob of the 2020s, can’t help but fall head over heels for himself — literally.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2024
In the episode, Raw’s character Kelly and Mackenzie Davis’ character Yorkie fall head over heels in San Junipero, a virtual world passing as a beach town where the elderly can visit — and the dead can live — as younger versions of themselves.
—Madeleine Janz, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2024
At the time, sources told PEOPLE that Toth was head over heels for the Legally Blonde actress.
—Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 24 Dec. 2023
Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024
Our players are: Jinx Alameda, a bounty hunter at the top of her game who’s tired of her grimy life; Goldfish, a charming con man and wanted felon who falls head over heels for Jinx; and Columbia, Goldfish’s loose-cannon partner, who has big criminal dreams.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024
Halle Bailey is head over heels for her newborn son Halo!
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 19 Feb. 2024
Fans of period romances will fall head over heels for the Netflix original The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society.
—Lia Beck, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2024
Collette will play Zoe Turner, an unconventional and lively British art teacher who is head over heels for fellow rebel spirit Jean-Louis.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Feb. 2024
Even Jacob Elordi, Hollywood’s reigning heartthrob of the 2020s, can’t help but fall head over heels for himself — literally.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2024
In the episode, Raw’s character Kelly and Mackenzie Davis’ character Yorkie fall head over heels in San Junipero, a virtual world passing as a beach town where the elderly can visit — and the dead can live — as younger versions of themselves.
—Madeleine Janz, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2024
At the time, sources told PEOPLE that Toth was head over heels for the Legally Blonde actress.
—Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 24 Dec. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1694, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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“Head over heels.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20over%20heels. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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head over heels
adverb1
: in or as if in a somersault
fell head over heels down the hill
2
: very much : deeply
head over heels in love
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