fall+over
11fall\ 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… …
12fall over oneself to do — ► fall over oneself to do informal be excessively eager to do. Main Entry: ↑fall …
13fall over yourself to do something — 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) …
14fall over oneself — phrasal or fall over backward : to display great or excessive eagerness fell over themselves in their efforts to accommodate the new administration Atlantic juries fell over backward in favor of progressive art Aline B. Saarinen * * * fall over… …
15fall over backward — phrasal see fall over oneself * * * fall over backward see ↑backward, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑fall …
16fall over backwards — verb try very hard to please someone She falls over backwards when she sees her mother in law • Syn: ↑bend over backwards • Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑behave, ↑do • Verb Frames …
17fall over backwards — or[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 trying to get… …
18fall over backwards — or[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 trying to get… …
19fall over backwards — If you fall over backwards to accomplish something, you do everything you possibly can to please and impress. Sally s mother fell over backwards to make her wedding reception a memorable event …
20fall over yourself — See: FALL OVER BACKWARDS …
