fall over one's feet

Etymology
From the phrase fall over one's feet, meaning stumble.

Verb

 * 1) To hasten.
 * 2) * a. 1998,, "The Master", in her own Unexpected Magic: Collected Stories, HarperCollins, ISBN 0060555335 (2003), page 55,
 * "Show me the rest of the house," I said, to distract him. He fell over his feet to oblige.