Antonyms for head over heelshead over heels

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1. head over heelsadverb

   Tumbling upside down.

   She tripped and rolled head over heels down the hill.

   Synonyms:
   base over apex, ass over teakettle, arse over tit

2. head over heelsadverb

   At top speed; frantically.

   Hearing the noise in the dark, the children ran head over heels back home.

   Synonyms:
   full throttle, like mad, full tilt

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1. head over heels, heels over head, topsy-turvy, topsy-turvily, in great confusionadverb

   in disorderly haste

   "we ran head over heels toward the shelter"

   Synonyms:
   in great confusion, topsy-turvy, heels over head, topsy-turvily, higgledy-piggledy

How to use head over heels in a sentence?

1. De La Hoz:

   Frank Sinatra was very friendly. They became friends and treated her well on the set, and Cary Grant fell head over heels in love.

2. Courtesy José Ralat Ralat:

   I got into it mainly through falling in love with a young lady of Mexican descent from Texas Monthly. And she introduced me to breakfast tacos, and she downright forced me to eat cow tongue. … I was head over heels for both the food and the girl.

3. Cindy De La Hoz:

   Frank Sinatra was very friendly. They became friends and treated Sophia Loren well on the set, and Cary Grant fell head over heels in love.

4. Amal Clooney:

   I launched. I go head over heels, but I landed on my hands and knees. If you did it 100 times, maybe once you land on your hands and knees, and any other version you land, you're toast. It knocked me out of my shoes.

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