Idiom
crawl over each other
Meaning
To compete with others eagerly or fiercely in pursuit of the same goal(s).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The applicants crawl over each other to get the job.”
“During the holiday sale, shoppers crawl over each other to grab the last few discounted items on the shelves.”
“In the cutthroat world of high-stakes finance, ambitious junior analysts crawl over each other for a chance to secure a permanent position at the firm.”
Examples
simple
“The applicants crawl over each other to get the job.”
contextual
“During the holiday sale, shoppers crawl over each other to grab the last few discounted items on the shelves.”
complex
“In the cutthroat world of high-stakes finance, ambitious junior analysts crawl over each other for a chance to secure a permanent position at the firm.”
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