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over head and ears

over head and ears adjective: completely; wholly; hopelessly; head over heels.

Adjective

over head and ears (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Completely; wholly; hopelessly; head over heels.
    • They were over head and ears in debt.
    • “Well, I must say, it is a comfort to have any body like you about one, Helen, for Georgiana […] is really over head and ears in love with that sailor[…]; she thinks of nothing else, I am convinced, though the most spirit-stirring affair in the world is on the tapis—your brother Glentworth’s...1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter LXII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 164–165

Questions about over head and ears

What does over head and ears mean?
Over head and ears means completely; wholly; hopelessly; head over heels.
What part of speech is over head and ears?
Over head and ears is an adjective.

Words near over head and ears in the dictionary

  1. over celebrated
  2. over celebrates
  3. over celebrating
  4. over easy
  5. over hard
  6. over head and ears
  7. over here
  8. over hill and dale
  9. over joyous
  10. Over Kellet
  11. over light

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