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

fall over oneself to do everything within one's power he fell over himself to be as helpful as possible

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Verb

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

Translations

? 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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