"bend over backwards" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Anglais]

IPA: \bɛnd ˈəʊ.və(ɹ) ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)dz\ Audio: En-au-bend over backwards.ogg Forms: to bend over backwards [infinitive], bends over backwards [present, third-person, singular], bent over backwards [preterite], bent over backwards [participle, past], bending over backwards [participle, present]
  1. Faire un grand effort. Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: fr-bend_over_backwards-en-verb-mIiblw3F Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Métaphores en anglais
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