lean over backward

See: BEND OVER BACKWARD.

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backward

[backward] See: [BEND OVER BACKWARD] or [LEAN OVER BACKWARD]; [FALL OVER BACKWARDS] or [FALL OVER ONESELF]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

bend over backward

[bend over backward] or [lean over backward] {v. phr.}, {informal} To try so hard to avoid a mistake that you make the opposite mistake instead; do the opposite of something […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

lean-to

[lean-to] {n.} 1. A shed for tools, such as spades, hoes, etc., attached to the wall of a house, * /Joe looked for the garden hose in the lean-to./ 2. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in reverse

[in reverse] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} In a backward direction; backward. * /John hit the tree behind him when he put the car in reverse without looking first./ * /The […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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