BEND OVER BACKWARDS

Meaning of BEND OVER BACKWARDS in English

do anything to help, try to please, go the extra mile

They'll bend over backwards to find a room for you. They give excellent service.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

BEND OVER BACKWARDS — phrasal see: bend over backward
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BEND OVER BACKWARDS — take extra precaution, make an enormous effort, go the extra mile (to see that something gets done)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BEND OVER BACKWARDS — see bend over backward II
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEND OVER BACKWARDS — see bend
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEND OVER BACKWARDS — see bend
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BEND OVER BACKWARDS — Synonyms and related words : be careful, be cautious, be fair, be just, do justice to, exercise care, give and …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BEND OVER BACKWARDS — (informal) TRY ONE'S HARDEST, do one's best, do one's utmost, do all one can, give one's all, make every effort; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BEND OVER BACKWARDS — do anything to help, try to please, go the extra mile They'll bend over backwards to find a room for …
English Idioms vocab
BEND OVER BACKWARDS — разг. ; = lean over backwards стараться изо всех сил, лезть из кожи вон I bent over backwards to make …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BEND OVER BACKWARDS — разг.; - lean over backwards стараться изо всех сил, лезть из кожи вон I bent over backwards to make it easier for …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BEND OVER BACKWARDS — expr infml There is no reason whatever to bend over backwards — Нечего зря стараться She was bending over backwards to be …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
BEND OVER BACKWARDS — expr infml There is no reason whatever to bend over backwards — Нечего зря стараться She was bending over backwards …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
BEND OVER BACKWARDS — bend over backwards expr infml There is no reason whatever to bend over backwards Нечего зря стараться She was bending …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
BEND OVER BACKWARDS — There is no reason whatever to bend over backwards — Нечего зря стараться She was bending over backwards to be …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
BACKWARDS — retro-. ~ AND FORWARDS: a ci e ta
English interlingue dictionary
BACKWARDS — adverb see: backward
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BACKWARDS — adverb see backward I
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OVER — I. |ōvə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English ofer; akin to Old High German ubari, ubiri, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEND — I. ˈbend noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bend bend, chain, fetter & Middle French bende, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BACKWARDS — (adv.) In a contrary or reverse manner, way, or direction; contrarily; as, to read backwards.
Английский словарь Webster
BACKWARDS — (adv.) From a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame, from religion to sin.
Английский словарь Webster
BACKWARDS — (adv.) By way of reflection; reflexively.
Английский словарь Webster
BACKWARDS — (adv.) Toward, or in, past time or events; ago.
Английский словарь Webster
BACKWARDS — ( adv. ) In a contrary or reverse manner, way, or direction; contrarily; as, to read backwards.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OVER — /oh"veuhr/ , prep. 1. above in place or position: the roof over one's head. 2. above and to the other …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEND — bend 1 — bendable , adj. /bend/ , v. , bent or ( Archaic ) bended; bending , n. v.t. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OVER — I. ˈō-vər adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English ofer; akin to Old High German ubar (preposition) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEND — I. ˈbend verb ( bent ˈbent ; bend·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bendan; akin to Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OVER — adv from inside to outside, above or across the brim. 2. over ·adv at an end; beyond the limit of …
Webster English vocab
BEND — noun hard, indurated clay; bind. 2. bend ·noun a band. 3. bend ·noun turn; purpose; inclination; ends. 4. bend ·vi …
Webster English vocab
BACKWARDS — adv by way of reflection; reflexively. 2. backwards ·adv on the back, or with the back downward. 3. backwards ·adv …
Webster English vocab
OVER- — [over-] prefix 1: so as to exceed or surpass "overachieve" 2: excessive "overstimulation" 3: to an excessive degree "overthin"over.ab.stract over.abun.dance …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OVER — [over] adv [ME, adv. & prep., fr. OE ofer; akin to OHG ubar (prep.) above, beyond, over, L super, Gk …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEND — [bend] vb bent ; bend.ing [ME, fr. OE bendan; akin to OE bend fetter--more at band] vt (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BACKWARDS — backwards BrE AmE ˈbæk wədz AmE \ -w ə rdz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OVER — / ˈəʊvə(r); NAmE ˈoʊ-/ adverb , preposition , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of over …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEND — / bend; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( bent , bent / bent; NAmE /) 1. [often + …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BACKWARDS — / ˈbækwədz; NAmE -wərdz/ (also back·ward especially in NAmE ) adverb 1. towards a place or position that is behind …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OVER — I. o ‧ ver 1 S1 W1 /ˈəʊvə $ ˈoʊvər/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ofer …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEND — I. bend 1 S3 W3 /bend/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle bent /bent/) [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BACKWARDS — back ‧ wards S3 /ˈbækwədz $ -wərdz/ BrE AmE ( also backward /-wəd $ -wərd/ American English ) adverb 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OVER — adv., prep., n., & adj. --adv. expressing movement or position or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BACKWARDS — adv. 1 away from one's front (lean backwards; look backwards). 2 a with the back foremost (walk backwards). b in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OVER — adv., prep., n., & adj. adv. expressing movement or position or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BACKWARDS — adv. 1 away from one's front (lean backwards; look backwards). 2 a with the back foremost (walk backwards). b in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OVER — adv., prep., n., & adj. --adv. expressing movement or position or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1. …
Oxford English vocab
BACKWARDS — adv.1 away from one's front (lean backwards; look backwards). 2 a with the back foremost (walk backwards). b in reverse …
Oxford English vocab
OVER — I. POSITION AND MOVEMENT /oʊvə(r)/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEND — ( bends, bending, bent) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BACKWARDS — Note: in AM, use 'backward' 1. If you move or look backwards , you move or look in the direction …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OVER — I. POSITION AND MOVEMENT Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BACKWARDS — Note: in AM, use 'backward' 1. If you move or look ~, you move or look in the direction that …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
OVER
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEND — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bend in a river ▪ He rounded a bend in the river and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BACKWARDS — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a backwards glance ▪ He took a quick backwards glance at the house, and then …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEND — [verb] [past:] bent - to (cause to) curveI bent down and picked up the gold necklace lying on the road. …
Cambridge English vocab
BACKWARDS — [US and ANZ] also backward [adverb] [not gradable] - towards the direction which is opposite to the one in which …
Cambridge English vocab
OVER — adj. run over run through or over all over bend over blanch over boil over bowl over check over come …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
OVER — I. adverb 1. from one point to another across intervening space sailed over to the island Synonyms: across, athwart, beyond, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BACKWARDS — adv. Backwards is used with these verbs: ↑ bend , ↑ edge , ↑ fall , ↑ jerk , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OVER — See ↑ ABOVE 1, ↑ ACROSS 1, ↑ DURING 1, ↑ MORE 2, ↑ ON/ON TOP OF 1 ◆◆◆ • …
Longman Activator English vocab
BEND — INDEX: 1. to bend something 2. to bend your body or part of your body 3. when something bends 4. …
Longman Activator English vocab
BACKWARDS — See ↑ BACK 1, ↑ ORDER 3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a step backwards • ↑ bend over backwards to do …
Longman Activator English vocab
OVER — adj. 25B6; preposition there will be cloud over most of the country : ABOVE, on top of, higher (up) than, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

English Idioms vocabulary

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