arse over tip en · ADV
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, idiomatic, not-comparable, vulgar) Tumbling or falling; upside-down.
An unlucky camel increased the confusion by firing one of the many Turkish trip-mines as it entered the yard. The explosion blew it arse over tip, and caused a panic.
1935, T.E. Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Wordsworth Editions, published 1997, →ISBN, pages 517-518:
Synonyms
ass over teakettle · arse over tit · base over apex · head over heels