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Brewer's: Head over Heels

(To turn). To place the hands upon the ground and throw the legs upwards so as to describe half a circle. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Heads or TailsHead…

3 Over 30,000 Points

The Question: Which professional basketball players have scored more than 30,000 points? The Answer: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored 38,387…

Brewer's: Jump Over the Broomstick

(To). To marry in an informal way. A “brom” is the bit of a bridle; to “jump the brom” is to skip over the marriage restraint, and “broomstick” is a mere corruption. “A Romish wedding is…

Review: Head Over Heels (2001)

Director: Mark Waters Writers: Ron Burch and David Kidd Universal Pictures; PG-13; 87 minutes Release: 2/01 Cast: Monica Potter, Freddie Prinze Jr., China Chow Suspense…

Brewer's: Come Yorkshire over One

(To). To bamboozle one, to overreach one. Yorkshire has always been proverbial for shrewdness and sharp practice. “I's Yorkshire too” means, I am 'cute as you are, and am not to be taken…

TV Review: Head Over Heels

UPNTuesday 9:30–10:00 p.m.; canceledCast: Peter Dobson, Mitchell Whitfield, Patrick Bristow, Connie Stevens and Cindy Ambuehl It's utter chaos when bickering brothers Jack (Dobson) and Warren…