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to fall over yourself to do

to fall o·ver your·self to do
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too fawl oh-ver yoo r-self, yawr-, yohr-, yer- too doo]
    • /tu fɔl ˈoʊ vər yʊərˈsɛlf, yɔr-, yoʊr-, yər- tu du/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too fawl oh-ver yoo r-self, yawr-, yohr-, yer- too doo]
    • /tu fɔl ˈoʊ vər yʊərˈsɛlf, yɔr-, yoʊr-, yər- tu du/

Definition of to fall over yourself to do words

  • phrase to fall over yourself to do If you say that people are falling over themselves to do something, you mean that they are very enthusiastic about doing it, and often that you disapprove of this. 0

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Parts of speech for To fall over yourself to do

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

to fall over yourself to do popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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