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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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adjective

Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty

“accurate knowledge”

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Dictionary Entry

arse over tit

Part of Speechadverb

Tumbling; falling; upside-down, unstable or unbalanced.

In a Sentence

“I missed the step and went arse over tit.”

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Synonyms

arse over tipbase over apexhead over heels

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Related Words

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