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 someone, far beyond what anyone expects.
When you bend over backwards, you put in much more effort than you need to, sometimes at a cost.
It's often used when a person is being especially kind.
"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.
