creep over (someone or something)

creep over (someone or something)

To move slowly, and often stealthily, across a particular area or surface. The sunlight crept over my face and woke me up. When I saw the bee creeping over my textbook, I leapt from my seat.
See also: creep, over
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

creep over someone or something

 
1. Lit. [for something, such as an insect] to walk or crawl over someone or something. A huge ant crept over me, and I just lay there.
2. Fig. [for darkness] to move slowly over someone or something. The shadows crept over the picnic and made everyone realize what time it was. Dusk crept over us.
See also: creep, over
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • creep over
  • creep along
  • creep along (something)
  • creep across
  • creep across (something)
  • creeping
  • crept
  • creep away
  • creep under
  • creep under (something)