lean over backwards

(to do something) Go to fall over backwards (to do something).

to try very hard bend over backwards She and her staff will lean over backwards to see that you are satisfied with their services.

Usage notes: usually used to describe efforts to help or please someone

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ivanka	-	Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Geoffroi	-	Medieval French
ÁSa	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic, Faroese
Alivia	ə-LIV-ee-ə	English (Modern)
Honora	-	Irish, English
Dorothea	do-ro-TE-ah (German), dawr-ə-THEE-ə (English)	German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, English, Late Greek