What is the correct way to interpret the expression " Fall over each other with doing something"? Not sure if this question should be posted to English Learners our Chinese Stack Exchange, asI found this definition as the explanation of the meaning of the Chinese character δΊ‰ (zheng1) in a bilingual dictionary. Thanks.
Learn English – Fall over each other with doing something
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Best Answer
It means being extremely eager to do something, especially when the haste to do it right away causes problems or errors.
Imagine a group of navy officers all pushing one another out of the way to get in the Admiral's good graces.
State representatives, in their eagerness to get a big contract for their state, might find themselves offering so many incentives to the company that they end up losing money overall.
So eager to help the girl that the speaker perhaps put themselves in a bad position.