fell over himself

== English == === Pronunciation === === 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) To be unusually enthusiastic. ==== Usage notes ==== This is usually followed by to and a verb, as in the examples. There are also literal meanings of the phrase, parsed as fall over, which see, plus oneself.