swarm over (someone or something)
swarm over (someone or something)
To crawl or gather on top of someone or something in great numbers. Players from both teams swarmed over the ball after the quarterback's fumble. All you could see was rats swarming over the pile of garbage. Mosquitos swarmed over us at the picnic, until eventually we had to pack up and leave.
See also: over, swarm
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
swarm (all) over someone or something
to gather and move all about on someone or throughout something or some place. The ants swarmed all over our picnic table. The children swarmed over the furniture.
See also: over, swarm
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- swarm over
- gather in
- cluster
- cluster around
- cluster around (someone or something)
- surround
- surround (someone, something, or oneself) with (someone or something)
- surround with
- swarm in
- swarm in(to) (something or some place)