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
Sophronios	-	Late Greek
Leatrice	-	English
Hester	HES-tər (English)	English, Biblical Latin
Anabel	-	Spanish
Draga	-	Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Ursula	UR-sə-lə (English), UR-syə-lə (English), OOR-soo-lah (Finnish)	English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Finnish, Late Roman