'bend over backwards' definitions:

Definition of 'bend over backwards'

(from WordNet)
verb
Try very hard to please someone; "She falls over backwards when she sees her mother-in-law" [syn: fall over backwards, bend over backwards]

Synonyms of 'bend over backwards'

From: Moby Thesaurus
  • be careful,
  • be cautious,
  • be fair,
  • be just,
  • do justice to,
  • exercise care,
  • give and take,
  • handle with gloves,
  • have a care,
  • lean over backwards,
  • redress a wrong,
  • remedy an injustice,
  • see justice done,
  • shoot straight with,
  • take care,
  • take good care,
  • take heed,
  • take pains,
  • take trouble,
  • tread on eggs,
  • treat gently