fall over

verb

1. to lose one's balance and collapse to the ground

2. to fall from an upright position

   the vase fell over

3. to do everything within one's power

   he fell over himself to be as helpful as possible

Idioms and Phrases

see under fall all over oneself.

Example Sentences

“There are countries that don’t have vaccine mandates. And the sky isn’t falling over there,” he said.

From Salon

Farms and cities are pulling up so much water using high-capacity pumps that much of the water evaporates and eventually ends up as rain falling over the ocean, measurably increasing sea level rise.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, he's hit the ground and fallen over.

From BBC

"They get the political downside if there's just-passed legislation but the regulator isn't able to do anything yet and is sat on their hands as a major football club falls over."

From BBC

Surely you’ll fall over backward when I tell you that funding shortages, politics, evolving priorities, lack of coordination, haphazard and disjointed planning, and less than stellar leadership have stymied progress on many fronts.

From Los Angeles Times

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