bends over backwards
Tries extremely hard
To bend over backwards is to make an extraordinary effort to accommodate or please someone, often beyond what's reasonable: She bends over backwards to make her in-laws comfortable.
The image is of contorting oneself physically to serve another's needs.
Usually appears with for: They bent over backwards for us.
- self-denyingSacrificing personal wants
- hardworkingCommitted to sustained effort
- helpfulGiving useful aid
- go the extra mileSurpass what's asked
- above and beyondExceeding normal expectations
accommodating · at your service · adjustable · diligent · supportive · generous · move heaven and earth · considerate · devoted · self-sacrificing · unselfish · pliable · adaptable · pull out all the stops · malleable · giving · cooperative · committed
bends over backwardscouldn't care less
Complete absence of concern
coasts · mails it in · slacks off · can't be bothered · shirks
bends over backwardsstonewalls
Delays through evasion
obstructs · brushes off · dismisses · ignores · rebuffs