fall\ all\ over\ someone

fall\ all\ over\ someone
v. phr. informal
To show too much love or thanks toward (someone).

She must love him. Every time you see them, she's falling all over him.

When Bob found the lady's ring and returned it, she fell all over him.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • fall all over — {v. phr.}, {informal} To show too much love or thanks toward (someone). * /She must love him. Every time you see them, she s falling all over him./ * /When Bob found the lady s ring and returned it, she fell all over him./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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