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fall over backwards

verbid 9045·updated Jun 3, 2026
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try very hard to please someone

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Variants

synonym
bend over backwards
pasttense
falled over backwards
presentparticiple
falling over backwards
thirdpersonsingular
falls over backwards
pastparticiple
falled over backwards

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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try very hard to please someone
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
try very hard to please someone
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