Meaning of arse about face | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Placed or arranged the opposite way to the way it should be.
   Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, not-comparable, slang
2. Arranged in a confused or haphazard way; muddled.
   Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, not-comparable, slang

Examples

“No wonder⟳ it doesn't look⟳ right mate, you've got the whole thing arse about face⟳.”

“It’s absurd, topsy-turvy, arse-about-face. But shit, nonetheless, demands a reading, and vice versa.”

“Someone blows a hole in the head of the owner a couple of places along the Gap and nobody seems to give⟳ a shit. Fucking arse about face⟳ this fucking place⟳.”

“Like⟳ we didn't move⟳ here for my job, we came here (for ...) to become⟳ a student and study⟳ for a degree and it's arse about face⟳. We tend⟳ to do things in an arse-about-face way no matter⟳ how hard we try⟳. And I, at the risk⟳ of being hopelessly inarticulate I like⟳ the arse about face-ness of the LETS system.”

“We've got it so arse about face⟳ in modern society.”

“Use⟳ them to inpregnant^([sic]) a woman: muddle up past and future, in-breed across time-zones, turn⟳ the family tree into a tangled bush, roots and shoots all arse about face⟳.”

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