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Guest  +  9336 Sun, 28 Sep 03 05:43 AM
Is the phrase "laugh head over heels" correct ?
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whl626, 6 yr 58 days ago
this phrase is normally used on love affairs.

She is head over heels in over with John.Smile [:)]
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Woodward  +  9346 Sun, 28 Sep 03 08:01 AM
You can say she is head over heels without the laugh part which would mean she is totally and completely in love.
A different meaning is 'she laughed her head off' which means she laughed a lot (often loudly)
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maj  +  9357 Sun, 28 Sep 03 01:57 PM
So we could definitely say she is head over heels ---- him. Which prepostition would we use?
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moijelesuis, 6 yr 57 days ago
"for" him, maybe "about" him, or "in love with" him ... all would be ok
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