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View synonyms for lean over backwards
lean over backwards
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Example Sentences
Neither does the judge lean over backwards in the other direction and imprison the contractor because he is a friend of the boss.
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"Some folks's so durned straight that they lean over backwards," said Shorty impatiently.
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