Head over heels
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- Great Grand Panjandrum
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Head over heels
Head over heels seems to be a misapplied idiom. Aren’t we usually head over heels when we are in our normal sitting or standing position? How did it come to mean the opposite of what it says? Shouldn’t it be heels over head? Someone please explain it to me.
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Re: Head over heels
It's not from me personally, but here's a nice write-up on the matter.
Life is like playing chess with chessmen who each have thoughts and feelings and motives of their own.
Re: Head over heels
To which I will add
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/head_over_heels
Here the anonymous author(s) speculate the 14th century phrase was reversed due to "phrasal elegance." Of course, "phrasal elegance" is an ad hoc explanation that seems to be used only to "explain" the revision of "heels over head" to "head over heels." In other words, nobody knows why logic was thrown head over heels to arrive at the current form of the idiom. But isn't that the nature of idioms? The meaning of the expression cannot be determined by the sum of the parts.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/head_over_heels
Here the anonymous author(s) speculate the 14th century phrase was reversed due to "phrasal elegance." Of course, "phrasal elegance" is an ad hoc explanation that seems to be used only to "explain" the revision of "heels over head" to "head over heels." In other words, nobody knows why logic was thrown head over heels to arrive at the current form of the idiom. But isn't that the nature of idioms? The meaning of the expression cannot be determined by the sum of the parts.
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- Great Grand Panjandrum
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Re: Head over heels
When the whole is greater than the sum of its parts we call it synergism.
It is dark at night, but the Sun will come up and then we can see.
Head over heels
What is the song that says "I was head over heels and I knew you would steal my heart away" and "never forget how you swept me away"
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- Great Grand Panjandrum
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Re: Head over heels
Try: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2KPXa_XgxQ
This is not among the genres folks here in the hinterland cotton to. To each his own. Here is an example of hinterland musical preference that I happen to be listening to now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xstL7D1WdSc
We are pretty eclectic here in the hinterland but we do have our limits.
This is not among the genres folks here in the hinterland cotton to. To each his own. Here is an example of hinterland musical preference that I happen to be listening to now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xstL7D1WdSc
We are pretty eclectic here in the hinterland but we do have our limits.
It is dark at night, but the Sun will come up and then we can see.
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Re: Head over heels
What do you want? "To know you," she said without hesitation. "All of you. I want to know what makes you feel good." "Your laughter," he said without hesitation. "Feeling your hands on me. The way you look at me, whether I've been a complete dumbass, or just made you come-" With a laugh, she ducked her head, but he dipped his down until she was looking at him again. "You want to know what scared me?" he asked. "Yes" He leaned even closer and slid a hand to the nape of her neck. "The thought of never having those things with you again." -Chloe and Sawyer (Head over Heels)To which I will add
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/head_over_heelsgonerdify
Here the anonymous author(s) speculate the 14th century phrase was reversed due to "phrasal elegance." Of course, "phrasal elegance" is an ad hoc explanation that seems to be used only to "explain" the revision of "heels over head" to "head over heels." In other words, nobody knows why logic was thrown head over heels to arrive at the current form of the idiom. But isn't that the nature of idioms? The meaning of the expression cannot be determined by the sum of the parts.
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