Example
“The hotel staff bent over backwards to make our stay comfortable.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
go the extra mile
Neutral · CEFR B1
To make more effort than is expected or required.
pull out all the stops
Informal · CEFR C1
to make the maximum possible effort, holding nothing back
give someone a run for their money
Neutral · CEFR B1
to compete nearly as well as a much stronger opponent, forcing them to work hard for victory
have a go
Informal · CEFR B1
to make an attempt at doing something
all in a day's work
Neutral · CEFR B2
a task treated as routine because it belongs to someone's normal duties
back to square one
Neutral · CEFR B2
to return to the beginning of a task after an attempt has failed
Source methodology
Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.