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
Robena	-	English (Rare)
Akoni	-	Hawaiian
Anna	AN-a (English), AHN-nah (Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Finnish, Polish), AH-nah (German, Russian), AN-nah (Danish)	English, Italian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Greek, Hung
Alojzije	-	Croatian
Medley	['medli]
Gregorios	-	Greek, Late Greek