fall over — (yourself to do something) British, American & Australian, American to be very eager to do something. They were falling over themselves to be helpful. (usually in continuous tenses) … New idioms dictionary
fall over — phrasal verb Word forms fall over : present tense I/you/we/they fall over he/she/it falls over present participle falling over past tense fell over past participle fallen over 1) [intransitive] if something falls over, it falls so that its side… … English dictionary
fall over — UK US fall over Phrasal Verb with fall({{}}/fɔːl/ verb (fell, fallen) ► IT if a computer or a computer program falls over, it suddenly stops working: »If the program falls over on complicated drawings, it is of no use to us professionally. ► if a … Financial and business terms
fall over — verb fall forward and down (Freq. 1) The old woman went over without a sound • Syn: ↑go over • Hypernyms: ↑break down, ↑collapse • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
ˌfall ˈover — phrasal verb 1) if something falls over, it falls so that its side is on the ground 2) if you fall over, you fall to the ground … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
fall over — phr verb Fall over is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑chair, ↑silence … Collocations dictionary
fall over somebody — ˌfall ˈover sb/sth derived no passive to hit your foot against sth when you are walking and fall, or almost fall Syn: trip over • I rushed for the door and fell over the cat in the hallway. see also ↑fall … Useful english dictionary
fall over something — ˌfall ˈover sb/sth derived no passive to hit your foot against sth when you are walking and fall, or almost fall Syn: trip over • I rushed for the door and fell over the cat in the hallway. see also ↑fall … Useful english dictionary
fall over yourself to do something — phrase to be very enthusiastic about doing something Thesaurus: become excitedsynonym Main entry: fall * * * ˌfall ˈover yourself to do sth derived (informal … Useful english dictionary
fall\ over\ backwards — • fall over backwards • fall over oneself v. phr. To do everything you can to please someone; try very hard to satisfy someone. The hotel manager fell over backwards to give the movie star everything she wanted. The boys fell over themselves… … Словарь американских идиом
fall\ over\ oneself — • fall over backwards • fall over oneself v. phr. To do everything you can to please someone; try very hard to satisfy someone. The hotel manager fell over backwards to give the movie star everything she wanted. The boys fell over themselves… … Словарь американских идиом
