suin päin

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Finnish

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Etymology

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suin (with mouths) + päin (with heads)

Adverb

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suin päin

  1. head over heels (tumbling upside down)
    Hän kompastui ja pyöri suin päin rinnettä alas.
    She tripped and rolled head over heels down the hill.
  2. head over heels (at top speed; frantically)
    Kuullessaan äänen pimeässä lapset ryntäsivät suin päin kotiin.
    Hearing the noise in the dark, the children ran head over heels back home.

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