fall over


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fall over

vb (intr, adverb)
1. to lose one's balance and collapse to the ground
2. to fall from an upright position: the vase fell over.
3. fall over oneself to do everything within one's power: he fell over himself to be as helpful as possible.
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Verb1.fall over - fall forward and down; "The old woman went over without a sound"
go over
collapse, break down - collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
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Translations

w>fall over

vi (person) → hinfallen; (= collapse) → umfallen; (statue, vase) → umfallen, umkippen
vi +prep obj
(= trip over) stone, sb’s legs → fallen über (+acc); they were falling over each other to get the book → sie drängelten sich, um das Buch zu bekommen
to fall over oneself to do something → sich (fast) umbringen (inf) → or sich (dat) → die größte Mühe geben, etw zu tun; to fall over backwards to do something → sich (förmlich) überschlagen, etw zu tun (inf)
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