BEND / LEAN OVER BACKWARDS (TO DO STH)

Meaning of BEND / LEAN OVER BACKWARDS (TO DO STH) in English

to make a great effort, especially in order to be helpful or fair :

I've bent over backwards to help him.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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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
LEAN — I. ˈlēn verb ( leaned ˈlēnd, chiefly Brit ˈlent ; or chiefly British leant ˈlent ; leaned or chiefly British …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DO — I. (|)dü, _də or +V _dəw verb ( past first & third singular did (|)did, _dəd ; or nonstandard done …
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
STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation south
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEAN — (v. i.) Wanting fullness, richness, sufficiency, or productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender; scant; barren; bare; mean; -- used …
Английский словарь Webster
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
LEAN — ( v. i. ) Wanting fullness, richness, sufficiency, or productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender; scant; barren; bare; mean; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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
LEAN — lean 1 /leen/ , v. , leaned or ( esp. Brit. ) leant; leaning; n. v.i. 1. to incline or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DO — do 1 /dooh/ ; unstressed /doo, deuh/ , v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. do , 2nd do …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEND — bend 1 — bendable , adj. /bend/ , v. , bent or ( Archaic ) bended; bending , n. v.t. …
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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
LEAN — I. ˈlēn verb ( leaned ˈlēnd, chiefly Brit ˈlent ; lean·ing ˈlē-niŋ) Etymology: Middle English lenen, from Old English hleonian; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DO — I. ˈdü verb ( did ˈdid, dəd ; done ˈdən ; do·ing ˈdü-iŋ ; does ˈdəz) Etymology: Middle English don, …
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
LEAN — noun unremunerative copy or work. 2. lean ·vt to conceal. 3. lean ·noun that part of flesh which consist principally …
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DO — noun deed; act; fear. 2. do ·noun a cheat; a swindle. 3. do ·noun ado; bustle; stir; to do. 4. …
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BEND — noun hard, indurated clay; bind. 2. bend ·noun a band. 3. bend ·noun turn; purpose; inclination; ends. 4. bend ·vi …
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BACKWARDS — adv by way of reflection; reflexively. 2. backwards ·adv on the back, or with the back downward. 3. backwards ·adv …
Webster English vocab
STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford 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
LEAN — [lean] vb leaned ; lean.ing [ME lenen, fr. OE hleonian; akin to OHG hlinen to lean, Gk klinein, L clinare] …
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BEND — [bend] vb bent ; bend.ing [ME, fr. OE bendan; akin to OE bend fetter--more at band] vt (bef. 12c) 1: …
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BACKWARDS — backwards BrE AmE ˈbæk wədz AmE \ -w ə rdz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's 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
LEAN — / liːn; NAmE / verb , adjective , noun ■ verb ( leaned , leaned ) ( BrE also leant …
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BEND — / bend; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( bent , bent / bent; NAmE /) 1. [often + …
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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
LEAN — I. lean 1 S3 /liːn/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle leaned or leant /lent/ especially British …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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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
LEAN — adj. & n. --adj. 1 (of a person or animal) thin; having no superfluous fat. 2 (of meat) containing little …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEAN — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. leaned or leant) 1 intr. & tr. (often foll. by across, back, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DO — v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1 tr. perform, carry out, achieve, complete …
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
LEAN — adj. & n. adj. 1 (of a person or animal) thin; having no superfluous fat. 2 (of meat) containing little …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEAN — v. & n. v. (past and past part. leaned or leant) 1 intr. & tr. (often foll. by across, back, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DO — v. & n. v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1 tr. perform, carry out, achieve, complete …
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
LEAN — 1. v. & n. --v. (past and past part. leaned or leant) 1. intr. & tr. (often foll. by across, …
Oxford English vocab
DO — 1. v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1. tr. perform, carry out, achieve, …
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
DO — I. AUXILIARY VERB USES /də, STRONG du:/ ( does, doing, did, done) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEAN — ( leans, leaning, leaned, leant, leaner, leanest) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. …
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