falling over
Tipping then landing
Falling over describes the act of losing balance and toppling to the ground, or an object tipping from upright to horizontal.
It emphasizes the completion of the fall rather than the process: The toddler kept falling over on the uneven ground.
In British slang, to be falling over yourself to do something means being overly eager: They were falling over themselves to impress the new boss.
- plungeSudden steep descent
- take a tumbleFall down suddenly
- faceplantFall forward onto face
- tumbleUncontrolled rolling descent
- toppleCause to fall
collapse · down for the count · spill · slip · stagger · lurch · slapstick · teeter · sway · trip · wobble · drop · capsize · imbalance · oops · gravity · ground · lose your balance