Talk:arse over tit
Latest comment: 8 years ago by Keith the Koala in topic arse over tip
This is an adverbial phrase, but the definitions given (which I have commented out) are verbs ("tumble, fall over").
Perhaps this should be moved to "fall arse over tit" and "go arse over tit", which would make it into a verb. — Paul G 16:14, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
- the argument for leaving it as an adverbial phrase is that it can be used with several "falling" verbs; 'trip', 'go', 'flip', 'careen', 'stumble', 'pitch', 'topple' etc... rather i think the definition should be changed to an adverbial form, like "violently out of control; head over heels" or somesuch. - TheDaveRoss
base over apex gives, as a synonym, ass over tits - the plural tits seems to make more sense. SemperBlotto 21:27, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
- Googlefight gives "arse over tit" a 955 to 327 victory over "ass over tits", and most idiom dictionaries list the former rather than the latter. - TheDaveRoss
Arse over tit makes a lot more sense than head over heels anyway. I mean, I have my head over my heels right now( and my tits over my arse).
arse over tip
editThe similar phrase arse over tip seems to be the original, if the ngram is accurate. Keith the Koala (talk) 22:09, 24 December 2015 (UTC)