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Complete Definition of "bend over backwards"

English

Verb
to bend over backwards

  1. idiom 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.

Translations
trans-top|To make a great effort
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Russian: лез�� из кожи вон (crawl out of one's own skin), �а��иба���� в леп��к� (crush oneself like a pancake)
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ttbc|German: sich ein Bein ausrei�en (rip oneself out a leg)

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