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Idiom idiom

arse over tit

Vulgar

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

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

He slipped on the ice and went arse over tit.

CONTEXTUAL

The ladder tipped and she went arse over tit into the flower bed.

COMPLEX

The overloaded cart hit a pothole, sending crates and the hapless driver arse over tit across the cobblestones.


Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    aris

    [Cockney slang]arse

  2. 02

    arse end of nowhere

    A very remote place.

  3. 03

    arse over tip

    Tumbling or falling; upside-down.

  4. 04

    ask my arse

    A common reply to any question; once common at court and among sailors, under the name of "selling bargains".

  5. 05

    beat someone's arse

    Alternative form of beat someone's ass.

  6. 06

    bottle

    [Cockney slang]arse

  7. 07

    bring one's arse to an anchor

    To sit down.

  8. 08

    die on one's arse

    To fail completely.

Last updated August 10, 2026