idiom · informal
head over heels (in love)
UK/ˌhɛd ˌəʊvəˈhiːlz/US/ˌhɛd ˌoʊvərˈhiːlz/head·o·ver·HEELS
speakingtask2
completely and deeply in love
Examples
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Band 8 sentence
“Even after fifteen years of marriage, he admitted he was still head over heels for his wife.”
Collocations
- be head over heels for someone
- fall head over heels
Word family
head over heels (in love) phrasehead‑over‑heels (adj, informal) adjective
Common mistakes
head over heels in Mary→head over heels for Mary
He is head over heel→He is head over heels
Say it for a higher band
5very much in love→6falling in love→7+head over heels (in love)
Synonyms
swept off one's feet
madly in love
Easily confused
swept off one's feet
“He was completely swept off his feet when they met at the party.”
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