bend over backward
Example Sentences
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If you’re someone who knows your self-worth and you know that your role doesn’t define you, you’re not going to bend over backward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2025
After the collapse of Champlain Towers, he said, “they are going to bend over backward now to be extra cautious.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2022
Nonetheless, we in the media think we need to appear balanced and we'll bend over backward to do so.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2022
“In some cases, arbitrators appear to bend over backward to reinstate employees,” he concluded in the report.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 19, 2022
It was a small country, but rich in natural resources of the type that made other countries bend over backward to accommodate it.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
