English / idiom
Bend over Backward
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To make an extraordinary effort to help, accommodate, or please someone.
In context
01
The university professor will bend over backward to mentor any student who exhibits genuine curiosity.
02
We should bend over backward to understand perspectives that challenge our established worldviews.
Synonyms
go the extra mile,move heaven and earth,do one's utmost
Antonyms
remain indifferent,sit on one's hands,neglect
Collocations
bend over backward to help,bend over backward to accommodate,willing to bend over backward