trip over oneself

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trip over oneself (third-person singular simple present trips over oneself, present participle tripping over oneself, simple past and past participle tripped over oneself)

1. Make an extreme effort to do something.
   • 2015, “Stiches”, performed by Shawn Mendes:

     Tripping over myself. Aching, begging you to come help. And now that I'm without your kisses, I'll be needing stitches.