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
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Or how such extra-curricular bedroom activity doesn’t have to define a relationship — Danny and Becka are also loving parents, popular within their community, and, judging by the copious public displays of affection, clearly still head over heels for each other.
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Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
Viewers immediately fell head over heels for Daffodil and her acceptance of love.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
People fell head over heels for the dog's precious reaction.
—Liz O'Connell, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
The film's gripping plot centers around florist Lily Blossom Bloom (Lively), who falls head over heels in love with a seemingly perfect neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid (Baldoni) and reconnects with her childhood sweetheart, Atlas Corrigan (Brandon Sklenar).
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
Viewers immediately fell head over heels for Daffodil and her acceptance of love.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
People fell head over heels for the dog's precious reaction.
—Liz O'Connell, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
The film's gripping plot centers around florist Lily Blossom Bloom (Lively), who falls head over heels in love with a seemingly perfect neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid (Baldoni) and reconnects with her childhood sweetheart, Atlas Corrigan (Brandon Sklenar).
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Head over heels.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20over%20heels. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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