head over heels

They then placed themselves on the edge of the hill, and sitting down and putting their hands round their knees, they tumbled down one after another, rolling head-over-heels till they disappeared in the valley.

1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 417

Bond went head-over-heels on to the ground amongst the spectators' feet, his legs in the air. The back of the chair splintered with a sharp crack.

1953, Ian Fleming, “The Deadly Tube”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 89

I was knocked head over heels about 20' from where I was before.

2011, Wes Harvey, A Most Unusual Life, page 83

It told its readers that people all over the country were "rushing head over heels toward the El Dorado on the Pacific— that wonderful California, which sets the public mind almost on the highway to insanity."

1968, Vardis Fisher, Opal Laurel Holmes, Opal Laurel Fisher, Gold Rushes and Mining Camps of the Early American West, page 46

Some of them lose and wind up head over heels in debt. Some of them win and wind up head over heels in debt.

1967, Russell B. Long, Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 90th Congress - First Session, United States Congress, page 16122

There over, hereunder / You got me head over heels / There's nothing left to fear / If you really feel the way I feel

2001 August 30, Shakira, “Whenever, Wherever”, in Laundry Service

I mean, do I just fall head over heels for the last girl I've kissed?

2002, Francine Pascal, Liar, page 184

For research we went to Africa, and found ourselves head over heels into ritual (chapter 4).

2005, Ronald Frankenberg, Edith L. B. Turner, Heart of Lightness: The Life Story of an Anthropologist, page 2

She told me that her mom and Joey's dad aren't just in love, they are head-over-heels in love.

2013, Laurie Friedman, Heart to Heart with Mallory, page 59

Something happens and I'm head over heels / Ah, don't take my heart, don't break my heart / Don't, don't, don't throw it away

1985, Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith, “Head Over Heels”, performed by Tears for Fears

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.

2011, Martina Manicastri, Climb into My Mind: A Book of Poems, Essays, and Short Stories, →ISBN, page 74

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, Dressed up Garbage Can, →ISBN, page 9

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.

2012, James Prickette, Actors of the Spaghetti Westerns, →ISBN, page 237