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fallen over oneself

fallen over oneself is the past participle of fall over oneself.

Meaning of fall over oneself

Verb

fall over oneself (third-person singular simple present falls over oneself, present participle falling over oneself, simple past fell over oneself, past participle fallen over oneself)

  1. To be unusually enthusiastic.
    • Catholic families in the town were falling over themselves in their anxiety to invite the young Franciscans to come and sit in their parlors and be made much of, with cookies and soft drinks.1948, Thomas Merton, The Seven Storey Mountain, published 1999, →ISBN, page 317

Questions about fallen over oneself

What is fallen over oneself the past participle of?
Fallen over oneself is the past participle of fall over oneself.

Words near fallen over oneself in the dictionary

  1. fallen out of favor
  2. fallen out of love
  3. fallen out of the ugly tree and hit every branch
  4. fallen out upon
  5. fallen over
  6. fallen over oneself
  7. fallen pregnant
  8. fallen prey
  9. fallen short
  10. fallen sick
  11. fallen silent

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