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headfirst

[ hed-furst ]

adverb

  1. with the head heads in front or bent forward; headforemost:

    He dived headfirst into the sea.

  2. rashly; precipitately.


headfirst

/ ˈ³óÉ›»åˈ´Úɜ˲õ³Ù /

adjective

  1. with the head foremost; headlong

    he fell headfirst

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. rashly or carelessly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of headfirst1

First recorded in 1820–30; head + first
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“With Matt’s season, the show really went headfirst into having difficult conversations, and then fumbled them very badly,†she said.

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Intimidation is the enemy of curiosity, and anyone Lynch’s work has touched knows that all it takes is a little nudge over the threshold to fall headfirst into his world.

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Everyone dove in headfirst and it was a labor of love for everybody.

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The Christmas Day dippers, including some in fancy dress outfits, dived headfirst into the waters off the coast of Felixstowe and Lowestoft.

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One deputy appeared to grab the inmate from behind and slam him headfirst into the wall, without a clear provocation.

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