to fall over oneself to do
1fall\ 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… …
2fall over oneself to do — ► fall over oneself to do informal be excessively eager to do. Main Entry: ↑fall …
3fall 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… …
4fall over oneself — phrasal see fall all over oneself …
5fall over oneself to do something — informal be excessively eager to do something. → fall …
6fall over oneself — verb To be unusually enthusiastic. Catholic families in the town were falling over themselves in their anxiety to invite the young Franciscans to come and sit in their parlors and be made much of, with cookies and soft drinks …
7fall over oneself — be extremely eager to do something or please someone They fell over themselves in their effort to please their host …
8fall over oneself to do something — informal be excessively eager to do something critics and audiences fell over themselves to compliment him …
9fall all over oneself — or fall over oneself or fall over backward phrasal to display great or excessive eagerness …
10fall\ 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… …
