bend over backward
Example Sentences
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If you’re someone who knows your self-worth and you know that your role doesn’t define you, you’re not going to bend over backward.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2025
Nonetheless, we in the media think we need to appear balanced and we'll bend over backward to do so.
From Salon • Oct. 20, 2022
“In some cases, arbitrators appear to bend over backward to reinstate employees,” he concluded in the report.
From Washington Times • Sep. 19, 2022
I have been struck by the levels to which even people who I usually find to be empathetic and socially conscious, bend over backward to say she is getting what she deserves.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2022
It was a small country, but rich in natural resources of the type that made other countries bend over backward to accommodate it.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
