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Phrase(s): fall (all) over oneself (to do something)
Fig. to rush eagerly and awkwardly to do something. • The boys fell all over themselves to open the door for Sarah. • Larry fell over himself trying to help Sarah on with her coat., Phrase(s): fall over
to topple over and fall down. • The fence fell over and dented the car. • I felt faint and almost fell over., Phrase(s): fall over someone or something
to stumble over someone or something. • Sam came into the house and fell over a kitchen chair. • Walter fell over Roger, who was napping on the floor.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs