Have you even thought about it?
Head over heels in love is an incorrect usage of the phrase.
We always have our head over heels, that's part of our normal evolution.
The phrase was first coined as "Heels over head" as in topsy-turvy, upside-down, etc. So when you say you are heels over head in love, that's when you mean you are crazily in love as heels over head is not the way a normal 'not-in-love' person will stand / walk.
A person crazy and happy in love may perhaps do a cartwheel when the heels are over the head. Of course, after a long term commitment, one might have the need to do Shirshasana/ headstand in yoga to stay calm, but that's a different story altogether : )
So the next time you wanna confess your love, try using, "I am heels over head in love with you." I bet, once you explain the logic, you will be considered as a smart bet ; )
PJ ALERT: God is in each one of us. How?
Head over heels in love is an incorrect usage of the phrase.
We always have our head over heels, that's part of our normal evolution.
The phrase was first coined as "Heels over head" as in topsy-turvy, upside-down, etc. So when you say you are heels over head in love, that's when you mean you are crazily in love as heels over head is not the way a normal 'not-in-love' person will stand / walk.
A person crazy and happy in love may perhaps do a cartwheel when the heels are over the head. Of course, after a long term commitment, one might have the need to do Shirshasana/ headstand in yoga to stay calm, but that's a different story altogether : )
So the next time you wanna confess your love, try using, "I am heels over head in love with you." I bet, once you explain the logic, you will be considered as a smart bet ; )
PJ ALERT: God is in each one of us. How?
LOL Noooooo..it will be like sar pat joote pade :P
ReplyDeleteHaha.. That's a great post!! I marvel at your logic :P Cool infact!! :)
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Nice post. Idioms like this (head over heels) make no sense. Another one (my pet peeve) is "putting your best foot forward".
ReplyDeleteHmmm.. Never paid attention to this phrase till now. Thanks for pointing this out. I am flummoxed by your PJ question! What's the answer? :)
ReplyDeleteHehehe...ab no shirshanas for me...been there done that...said that too :)
ReplyDeleteI hope no one bangs my head with a heel if I say this :D
ReplyDeletegood one
"Of course, after a long term commitment, one might have the need to do Shirshasana/ headstand in yoga to stay calm, but that's a different story altogether : )" very witty one liner, that! totally accept every word, next time i m narrating the story of my husband n my, I'll say I fell heels over head in love :-)
ReplyDeleteSee, this is what I had asked the class teacher and she ridiculed me. Now I should send her a printout of the blog.
ReplyDeleteHeels over Head - got to remember that
ReplyDeleteok, I give up! What's the answer?! :D
ReplyDeleteanswer to what?
DeleteYou have started re phrasing ..... very soon Anu Cool will re-pharsed will be part & parcel of school & even college curriculum !
ReplyDeleteHa ha....good one anu!
ReplyDeletehehehe .... didn't know that it was coined 'heels over head ' ...
ReplyDeleteLOL, who knew! That's really funny heels over head sounds so strange, head over heals we've heard before so it sounds more right. Interesting bit of back ground. We're suppose to learn a new thing each day, believe I can now call it day, lol. Here through a-z
ReplyDeleteWill definitely try and use it :)
ReplyDeleteNow, you got me confused girl...scratching head....
ReplyDeleteHai, yeh toh gyaan ho gaya? Aapke charan kahan hain?
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