bend over backward
Example Sentences
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At that level, travel is less about getting to know a place than in finding an outfitter willing to bend over backward to satisfy your preconceived notions of what that place might be.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2022
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
The Green Knight is too busy in its quest for quality, and surprise, to bend over backward for a Marvel audience.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2021
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
