# arse over tit

idiom · Vulgar

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/arse-over-tit
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

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

## Examples

- He slipped on the ice and went arse over tit.
- The ladder tipped and she went arse over tit into the flower bed.
- The overloaded cart hit a pothole, sending crates and the hapless driver arse over tit across the cobblestones.

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