fall over oneself

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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Imhotep	im-HO-tep (English)	Ancient Egyptian
Zane (1)	ZAYN	English
Amir (2)	ah-MEER	Hebrew
Thea	TE-ah (German), THEE-ə (English)	German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, English
Marzia	MAHR-tsyah	Italian
Laura	['lɔ:rə]