bend over backward
phrase
variants
or lean over backward
: to make extreme efforts (as at concession)
He said he would bend over backward to make the deal.
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“Bend over backward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bend%20over%20backward. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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