arse about face vs contra

arse about face

adv
  • In a manner that is opposite to or the reverse of the way it should be, backwards. 

  • In a confused or haphazard manner. 

adj
  • Arranged in a confused or haphazard way; muddled. 

  • Placed or arranged the opposite way to the way it should be. 

contra

adv
  • contrary to something 

noun
  • A deal to swap goods or services. 

  • A conservative; originally tied to Nicaraguan counter-revolutionaries. 

  • An entry (or account) that cancels another entry (or account). 

  • Any of the musical instruments in the contrabass range, e.g. contrabassoon, contrabass clarinet or, especially, double bass. 

  • A contra dance. 

verb
  • To undo; to reverse. 

prep
  • against; contrary or opposed to; in opposition or contrast to 

How often have the words arse about face and contra occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )