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View synonyms for bend over backwards

bend over backwards



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Idioms and Phrases

Also, lean over backwards . Exert oneself to the fullest extent, as in Dad bent over backwards so as not to embarrass Stasia's new boyfriend . This phrase transfers the gymnastic feat of a backbend to taking a great deal of trouble for someone or something. [c. 1920] Also see under fall all over .
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Example Sentences

No, it's a stereotype of Congress, that Members bend over backwards to declare their devotion and deference to the Jewish State.

Namely, a long list of highly placed contacts who would bend over backwards to help her.

I felt uncomfortable just listening to him bend over backwards doing cultural sensitivity gymnastics.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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