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bend over backwards for someone
try extremely hard to help
If you bend over backwards for someone, you make an extreme effort to help or please them.
Hear it in real life
Was the manager helpful?
Yes, she bent over backwards for us.
My sister bent over backwards to make our visit comfortable.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: She bent over backwards to us.
Say: She bent over backwards for us.
Use "for" before the person receiving the extra effort; use "to" before an action, as in "bent over backwards to help us."
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How it fits in a sentence.
bend over backwards for someone; bent over backwards to help someone
Your turn: say it out loud
My sister bent over backwards to make our visit comfortable.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
bend over backwards for someone
try extremely hard to help
“My sister bent over backwards to make our visit comfortable.”
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