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Attested from the 14th century onwards, originally as heels over head, which better rendered the notion of things being upside down (head over heels is the standard state of being).

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head over heels (comparative more head over heels, superlative most head over heels)

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head over heels (not comparable)

Hopelessly smitten, madly in love. 2011 , Martina Manicastri, Climb into My Mind: A Book of Poems, Essays, and Short Stories ‎ [1] , →ISBN , page 74: , Martina Manicastri,, page 74: Steve is the hottest, smartest, funniest, and most athletic boy in all of Edison High. Who knew a jock could be captain of the math team? He is also the guy that every girl is head over heels for.

2012 , Dressed up Garbage Can ‎ [2] , →ISBN , page 9: , page 9: Not to mention the young man that I was head over heels with was the jock at the school he attended. He played football and was damned good at it!

2012 , James Prickette, Actors of the Spaghetti Westerns ‎ [3] , →ISBN , page 237: , James Prickette,, page 237: From what it appeared to most everyone on the set, including Presley right down to the lowly stagehands, Ireland was head over heels with the impish young actress Weld from the start.

2013, Dennis Coughlin, Passport to Life ‎[4], →ISBN , page 155: , Dennis Coughlin,, page 155: Obviously at my age my interest was purely paternal but my younger self was head over heels.

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