■ fall over

■ fall over
■ fall over
A v. i. + avv.
cadere (da una posizione eretta); rovesciarsi; DIALOGO-Accident- Tommy's fallen over and hurt himself in the garden, Tommy è caduto in giardino e si è fatto male
B v. i. + prep.
cadere inciampando su (o in): I fell over a stump, sono inciampato in un ceppo e sono caduto □ to fall over each other, fare a gara; sgomitare □ to fall over one's own feet, farsi lo sgambetto da solo □ to fall over backwards, cadere all'indietro, rovesciarsi; (fig. fam.) darsi un gran da fare, farsi in quattro (per fare qc.) □ (fam.) to fall over oneself to do st., fare a gara per fare qc.; farsi in quattro per fare qc.; prodigarsi in qc.

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