bend over backwards

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bend over backwards - try very hard to please someone; "She falls over backwards when she sees her mother-in-law"

behave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"

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We want to listen to what investors are saying; we want to listen to what the private sector is saying; I want to see in what ways we can bend over backwards to accommodate what they are saying so that we can achieve our objectives.'

FG to listen more to private sector aOsinbajo

- Stephen Warwick, Newcastle Upon Tyne BANKS used to bend over backwards to help customers with a mortgage.

Ed's fight for true decency; Your say

"It seems the train companies will bend over backwards for English events," he said.

You can't catch your train, it's running to Cheltenham instead; Welsh services cancelled to cater for English festival racegoers

LIVERPOOL City Council's decision to bend over backwards for asylum seekers seems to be paying dividends.

Letter: At capacity

Well, her impressive display of gymnastics proved she's prepared to bend over backwards - quite literally - to give us a good show.