fall over backwards

Other forms: fell over backwards; falling over backwards; fallen over backwards

Definitions of fall over backwards
  1. verb
    try very hard to please someone
    “She falls over backwards when she sees her mother-in-law”
    synonyms: bend over backwards
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    type of:
    act, behave, do
    behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
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