bend over backwards
Example Sentences
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It can also be difficult to find foster homes for older youth and youth of color, she said, “so you bend over backwards to find these homes and keep them.”
From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2022
But a lot of these guys out here are really nice people, and they’ll bend over backwards to help you.
From Slate • Jan. 4, 2022
“I can lean on CONREP. They’ll bend over backwards to make it work.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2021
It is a badge of honour to say you have a relation abroad and we bend over backwards to accommodate their wishes when it comes to making arrangements for funerals and attendant ceremonies.
From BBC • Jul. 27, 2020
“I love my clients, okay? I’ll bend over backwards for them,” Gau said.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
