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    FALL OVER BACKWARDS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Try very hard to please someoneplay

    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 "fall 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

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