arse about face vs slapdash

arse about face

adv
  • In a confused or haphazard manner. 

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

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

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

slapdash

adv
  • In a hasty or careless manner. 

  • With a slap; all at once; slap. 

  • Directly, right there; slap-bang. 

verb
  • To apply, or apply something to, in a hasty, careless, or rough manner; to roughcast. 

adj
  • Produced or carried out hastily; haphazard; careless. 

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