crawl over each other
crawl over each other verb: to compete with others eagerly or fiercely in pursuit of the same goal(s).
Verb
crawl over each other (no third-person singular simple present, present participle crawling over each other, simple past and past participle crawled over each other)
- To compete with others eagerly or fiercely in pursuit of the same goal(s).
- We crawl over each other in our race for power, wealth, and fame.1984, Og Mandino, The Choice, Bantam, published 1986, →ISBN, page 110
- By the time "The Contest" was repeated on April 29, 1993, the first night of that year's May sweeps, Seinfeld was a Top Ten show on Thursday nights, and advertisers were crawling over each other to sign up.1998, Kathleen Tracy, Jerry Seinfeld: The Entire Domain, Carol Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 133
Forms of crawl over each other
| present participle | crawling over each other |
|---|---|
| past participle | crawled over each other |
| past | crawled over each other |
Questions about crawl over each other
- What does crawl over each other mean?
- Crawl over each other means to compete with others eagerly or fiercely in pursuit of the same goal(s).
- What part of speech is crawl over each other?
- Crawl over each other is a verb.
- What is the past tense of crawl over each other?
- The past tense of crawl over each other is crawled over each other.
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