Meaning

2 senses
  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, not comparable, slang)Placed or arranged the opposite way to the way it should be.

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

  2. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, not comparable, slang)Arranged in a confused or haphazard way; muddled.

See also

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