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Phrase(s): creep over someone or something
1. Lit. [for something, such as an insect] to walk or crawl over someone or something. • A huge ant crept over me, and I just lay there. 2. Fig. [for darkness] to move slowly over someone or something. • The shadows crept over the picnic and made everyone realize what time it was. • Dusk crept over us.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs