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falls over oneself

falls over oneself is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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What is falls over oneself the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Falls over oneself is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fall over oneself.

Words near falls over oneself in the dictionary

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

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