bend over backwards

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic,informal)To make a greateffort; to take extraordinarycare; togo to great lengths.Synonym:(UK)lean over backwardsTheybent over backwardsto make sure everything was just right for the visit.2011July 27, Jon Henley, “Rupert Murdoch and the battle of Wapping: 25 years on”, inThe Guardian‎[1],→ISSN:The police were plainly on his side. Lawyers helped, too, with a letter he used to justify his strategy. And of course the government of the daybent over backwardsto ensure nothing would stand in the way of the media baron's ambitions.; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seebend over,‎backwards.

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