fall over yourself to do something

fall over yourself to do something
fall over yourself to do something phrase
to be very enthusiastic about doing something
Thesaurus: become excitedsynonym
Main entry: fall

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ˌfall ˈover yourself to do sth derived
(informal) to try very hard or want very much to do sth

He was falling over himself to be nice to me.

Main entry:fallderived

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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