Usually means: Exerting effort beyond the usual.
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General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. bend over backwards: Merriam-Webster
  2. bend over backwards: Collins English Dictionary
  3. bend over backwards: Vocabulary.com
  4. bend over backwards: Wiktionary
  5. bend over backwards: Dictionary.com
  6. bend over backwards: Rhymezone
  7. bend over backwards: FreeDictionary.org
  8. bend over backwards: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. Bend Over Backwards: A to Z list of the most popular idioms
  10. bend over backwards: TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. bend over backwards: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. bend over backwards: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (bend over backwards)

verb:  (idiomatic, informal) To make a great effort; to take extraordinary care; to go to great lengths.
verb:  Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bend over, backwards.

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