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1 bend/fall over backwards
(to try very hard: He bent over backwards to get us tickets for the concert.) anstränga sig till det yttersta -
2 backward
adj. på efterkälken, efterbliven; bakåtriktad; blyg; tveksam--------adv. bakåt* * *['bækwəd]1) (aimed or directed backwards: He left without a backward glance.) bakåtriktad, bakåtvänd2) (less advanced in mind or body than is normal for one's age: a backward child.) efterbliven, sen3) (late in developing a modern culture, mechanization etc: That part of Britain is still very backward; the backward peoples of the world.) efterbliven, på efterkälken•- backwards
- backwards and forwards
- bend/fall over backwards
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fall over backwards — verb try very hard to please someone She falls over backwards when she sees her mother in law • Syn: ↑bend over backwards • Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑behave, ↑do • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
bend over backwards — verb try very hard to please someone She falls over backwards when she sees her mother in law • Syn: ↑fall over backwards • Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑behave, ↑do • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
bend (or fall or lean) over backwards — informal make every effort, especially to be fair or helpful. → backwards … English new terms dictionary
bend over backwards — to try very hard. We want your business and will bend over backwards to keep it. Usage notes: usually used to describe efforts to help or please someone Related vocabulary: fall all over yourself to do something … New idioms dictionary
backwards — /ˈbækwədz / (say bakwuhdz) adverb 1. towards the back or rear. 2. with the back foremost. 3. in reverse of the usual or right way: to spell backwards. 4. towards the past. 5. towards a worse or less advanced condition; retrogressively. –phrase 6 …
fall all over yourself to do something — fall all over (yourself) (to (do something)) to put too much energy into something in order to get attention or approval. Janice fell all over herself trying to impress my parents. Usage notes: usually used in a negative way, as in the example… … New idioms dictionary
fall all over to do something — fall all over (yourself) (to (do something)) to put too much energy into something in order to get attention or approval. Janice fell all over herself trying to impress my parents. Usage notes: usually used in a negative way, as in the example… … New idioms dictionary
fall all over yourself to — fall all over (yourself) (to (do something)) to put too much energy into something in order to get attention or approval. Janice fell all over herself trying to impress my parents. Usage notes: usually used in a negative way, as in the example… … New idioms dictionary
fall all over to — fall all over (yourself) (to (do something)) to put too much energy into something in order to get attention or approval. Janice fell all over herself trying to impress my parents. Usage notes: usually used in a negative way, as in the example… … New idioms dictionary
fall all over (yourself) — (to (do something)) to put too much energy into something in order to get attention or approval. Janice fell all over herself trying to impress my parents. Usage notes: usually used in a negative way, as in the example Related vocabulary: bend… … New idioms dictionary
backwards — adv. 1 away from one s front (lean backwards; look backwards). 2 a with the back foremost (walk backwards). b in reverse of the usual way (count backwards; spell backwards). 3 a into a worse state (new policies are taking us backwards). b into… … Useful english dictionary
