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BEND OVER BACKWARDS
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Try very hard to please someone
Example:
She falls over backwards when she sees her mother-in-law
Synonyms:
bend over backwards; fall over backwards
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "bend over backwards" is one way to...):
act; behave; do (behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
