all of a sudden i wanted to know why the term 'head over heels' is 'head over heels'. i mean that's normally how we all are yes? and if we are 'head over heels in love' does that mean we're always in love? then.... huh??
and so... i went online to search for the true meaning of this idiom. and guess what? the phrase originated in the 14th century, and the original phrase was 'heels over head' (used as a meaning when one is doing a somersault or a cartwheel). erm... don't know what happened but somehow the words were reversed, and voila! new phrase!
while searching for the meaning, i found someone's blog who happened to have a post about the same phrase. his blog is called 'OMNIGLOT' and it's quite interesting as it deals with languages and meanings of different phrases.
*special thanks to The Phrase Finder
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