trip over oneself
Obere Mittelstufe (B2)informal
To be so excited or in such a hurry to do something that you mess it up or look silly.
"The politicians were tripping over themselves to claim credit for the popular new policy."
To be so excited or in such a hurry to do something that you mess it up or look silly.
"The politicians were tripping over themselves to claim credit for the popular new policy."