arse over tip

adv

arse over tip

adv

1

Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, Idiomatic, Vulgar Tumbling or falling; upside-down.

An unlucky camel increased the confusion by firing one of the many Turkish trip-mines as it entered the yard. The explosion blew it arse over tip, and caused a panic.1935, T.E. Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Wordsworth Editions, published 1997, →ISBN, pages 517-518:

Synonyms: arse over tit, ass over teakettle, base over apex, head over heels

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