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
"You have to bend over backwards and jump through all the hoops, but we're still here, we've not lost any business so it's been worth it," he says.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2022
“I can lean on CONREP. They’ll bend over backwards to make it work.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2021
Remain as neutral and non-anxious as possible with this neighbor, but don’t bend over backwards trying to reassure her either.
From Slate ● Feb. 9, 2021
“I love my clients, okay? I’ll bend over backwards for them,” Gau said.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
