American Idiom: bend over backwards
To bend over backwards – means to work extra hard to accommodate or help someone.
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to bend over backwards
Amy has been bending over backwards to help her friend in need of help.
To bend over backwards – means to work extra hard to accommodate or help someone.
Here are example sentences :
Gregory bends over backwards to please his boss. He often puts overtime to get things done.
Amy is tired of bending over backwards to help him. He’s never shown any gratitude.
Let’s do an exercise!
For each question, replace a word or words in a sentence with the idiom so that the meaning of the sentence is not changed. You have five seconds per question.
Question 1:
My parents worked extra hard to put me through medical school.
My parents bent over backwards to put me through medical school.
Question 2:
Carolyn always works extra hard to satisfy all her customers.
Carolyn always bends over backwards to satisfy all her customers.
Practice makes perfect!
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More questions here!
Question 1:
He will work extra hard just to help you.
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Question 2:
Our hosts were amazing people and they work very hard just to keep us comfortable.
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