英语词汇“to fall over backwards”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. to fall over backwards (also backward): to make every effort to do or achieve something, esp. to be fair or helpful; = to bend over backwards at backwards adv.

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the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > exert oneself or make an effort [verb (intransitive)] > make a great effort

to move (also stir) heaven and earth1580

to swelt one's heart1584

to sweat blood1911

to bust (also rupture) a gut1912

to fall over backwards1932

to bust (also break) one's balls1968

1932 Washington Post 21 Aug. 14/5 The galleries fall over backwards to heap adulation on the players.

1966 Listener 11 Aug. 190/1 In the system of trial is it correct to say, as many people say, that we fall over backwards to protect the guilty?

1972 Jrnl. Inquirer (Connecticut) 2 Oct. 4/3 The Enfield zoning board has been insensitive to small businessmen while falling over backward for the malls.

2002 Guardian 5 Dec. 4/2 We have fallen over backwards to be as helpful as we can.

单词	to fall over backwards
释义	> as lemmas to fall over backwards (also backward) b. to fall over backwards (also backward): to make every effort to do or achieve something, esp. to be fair or helpful; = to bend over backwards at backwards adv. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > exert oneself or make an effort [verb (intransitive)] > make a great effort to move (also stir) heaven and earth1580 to swelt one's heart1584 to sweat blood1911 to bust (also rupture) a gut1912 to fall over backwards1932 to bust (also break) one's balls1968 1932 Washington Post 21 Aug. 14/5 The galleries fall over backwards to heap adulation on the players. 1966 Listener 11 Aug. 190/1 In the system of trial is it correct to say, as many people say, that we fall over backwards to protect the guilty? 1972 Jrnl. Inquirer (Connecticut) 2 Oct. 4/3 The Enfield zoning board has been insensitive to small businessmen while falling over backward for the malls. 2002 Guardian 5 Dec. 4/2 We have fallen over backwards to be as helpful as we can. extracted from fallv. < as lemmas
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