bend over backwards
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bend over backwards
verb bends over backwards · bending over backwards · bent over backwards · bend over backward
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To make a great effort; to take extraordinary care; to go to great lengths.
They bent over backwards to make sure everything was just right for the visit.
Similar: lean over backwards, go to great lengths, go to the ends of the earth, jump through hoops, move heaven and earth, spare no effort
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bend over, backwards.
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verb make a great effort
| Español | partirse el lomo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 竭盡全力 /竭尽全力 jiéjìnquánlì, 拚命 pànmìng |
| Português | fazer de tudo, fazer das tripas coração |
| Français | se mettre en quatre, se plier en quatre, se couper en quatre, se donner du mal |
| Deutsch | sich ein Bein ausreißen |
| Italiano | farsi in quattro, darsi pena, fare l'impossibile |
| Русский | лезть из кожи вон leztʹ iz koži von, расшибаться в лепёшку rasšibatʹsja v lepjóšku |
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