Bend over Backwards.
English
idiom
To make a great effort, especially to be fair or helpful.
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To make a great effort, especially to be fair or helpful.
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To try extremely hard to help or accommodate someone, often going well beyond what’s expected.
When you bend over backwards for someone, you put in much more effort than necessary — sometimes even at a cost to yourself.
It’s often used when someone is being especially generous or accommodating.
"Go the Extra Mile"
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Put in more effort than required, but not to the point of strain or sacrifice
"Move Heaven and Earth"
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Do everything possible no matter how difficult, focused on achieving a goal
"Bend over Backwards"
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Make an extreme effort to help or accommodate someone
Can you have the revised proposal ready by tomorrow morning?
We’ll bend over backwards to make it happen. You’ll have it first thing.
I feel like I’ve been bending over backwards for this friendship and getting nothing back.
I hear you. I haven’t been showing up the way I should. That needs to change.
How did your landlord handle the flooding?
He bent over backwards — had a team there within the hour and paid for a hotel while repairs were done.
