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"Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bend over, backwards."
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "make a great effort",
"word": "dəridən-qabıqdan çıxmaq"
},
{
"code": "bar",
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"sense": "make a great effort",
"word": "si an Haxn ausreißn"
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{
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"sense": "make a great effort",
"word": "fer mans i mànigues"
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"sense": "make a great effort",
"word": "竭盡全力"
},
{
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jiéjìnquánlì",
"sense": "make a great effort",
"word": "竭尽全力"
},
{
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "pànmìng",
"sense": "make a great effort",
"word": "拚命"
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"sense": "make a great effort",
"word": "tehdä kaikkensa"
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"sense": "make a great effort",
"word": "se mettre en quatre"
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"word": "se plier en quatre"
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{
"code": "fr",
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"word": "se couper en quatre"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "make a great effort",
"word": "se donner du mal"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "make a great effort",
"word": "sich ein Bein ausreißen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "make a great effort",
"word": "kezét-lábát töri"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "make a great effort",
"word": "majd hanyatt esik"
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"sense": "make a great effort",
"word": "majd összetöri magát"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "make a great effort",
"word": "mindent elkövet"
},
{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "make a great effort",
"word": "farsi in quattro"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "make a great effort",
"word": "darsi pena"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "make a great effort",
"word": "fare l'impossibile"
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"tags": [
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "make a great effort",
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "make a great effort",
"word": "fazer das tripas coração"
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "make a great effort",
"word": "лезть из кожи вон"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "crush oneself like a pancake",
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"roman": "rasšibatʹsja v lepjóšku",
"sense": "make a great effort",
"word": "расшибаться в лепёшку"
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"sense": "make a great effort",
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