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Definition of
fall over phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
fall over
phrasal verb
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fall over
(informal)
(
of a computer or program
)
to stop working suddenly
My spreadsheet keeps falling over.
fall over something/somebody
[no passive]
to hit your foot against something/somebody when you are walking and fall, or almost fall
synonym
trip
(
1
)
I rushed for the door and fell over the cat in the hallway.
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fall
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fall over
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fall over yourself to do
fall over yourself to do something
Phrasal verbs
fall over yourself to do something
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fall out
phrasal verb
fallout
noun
fall over
phrasal verb
fall over yourself to do
phrasal verb
fallow
adjective
influence
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