arse over tip

arse over tip
Phrs. Fall over, head over heels. E.g."She went arse over tip on the ice outside."

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  • arse over tip — British, very informal!, British & Australian, very informal! if you go arse over tip, you turn upside down with your feet above your head. He put on the front brake too hard and went arse over tip over the handlebars …   New idioms dictionary

  • arse over tip — adv head over heels, upside down. The expression is typically cockney, but wide spread in Britain and Australia. The American version is ass over tincups/tea cups. ► She tripped and fell arse over tit down the stairs. (Recorded, plumber, London,… …   Contemporary slang

  • Arse over tip — fall over …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • arse over tip — Australian Slang fall over …   English dialects glossary

  • arse over tit — Phrs. Meaning the same as arse over tip …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • arse* —  1. Buttocks. Posterior.  2. Also used loosely to signify any rear part. Also arse end.  3. arse about v. Waste time. Behave ineffectually.  4. arse crawler or licker Sycophant.  5. arse over tip or tit Head over heels.  6. arse up v. Perform… …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • ass over teakettle — 1. adverb a) Tumbling upside down. When the top step gave way he went ass over teakettle back down to the bottom. b) Frantically. Weve been scrambling ass over teakettle to get this thing done on time. Syn: tumbling, arse over tip, arse over tit …   Wiktionary

  • ass over tincups — adv American head over heels. A folksy American version of the British arse over tip/tit …   Contemporary slang

  • ass over teacups — adv American head over heels. A folksy American version of the British arse over tip/tit …   Contemporary slang

  • A over T* —  See arse over tip. Abbr …   A concise dictionary of English slang

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