excessive eagerness

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• fall over oneself — phrasal or fall over backward : to display great or excessive eagerness fell over themselves in their efforts to accommodate the new administration Atlantic juries fell over backward in favor of progressive art Aline B. Saarinen * * * fall over… …   Useful english dictionary

• overreach — o•ver•reach [[t]ˌoʊ vərˈritʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to reach or extend over or beyond 2) to exceed (a goal) by excessive effort 3) to defeat (oneself) by excessive eagerness 4) to strain (oneself) to the point of exceeding a purpose 5) to get the better… …   From formal English to slang

• Overraught — Overreach O ver*reach ([=o] v[ e]r*r[=e]ch ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overreached}, ({Overraught}, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Overreaching}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To reach above or beyond in any direction. [1913 Webster] 2. To deceive, or get the better… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• Overreached — Overreach O ver*reach ([=o] v[ e]r*r[=e]ch ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overreached}, ({Overraught}, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Overreaching}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To reach above or beyond in any direction. [1913 Webster] 2. To deceive, or get the better… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Overreaching — Overreach O ver*reach ([=o] v[ e]r*r[=e]ch ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overreached}, ({Overraught}, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Overreaching}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To reach above or beyond in any direction. [1913 Webster] 2. To deceive, or get the better… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• fall all over oneself — or fall over oneself or fall over backward phrasal to display great or excessive eagerness …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• overreach — overreacher, n. /oh veuhr reech /, v.t. 1. to reach or extend over or beyond: The shelf overreached the nook and had to be planed down. 2. to go beyond, as a thing aimed at or sought: an arrow that had overreached the target. 3. to stretch to… …   Universalium