Usually means: Exert much effort to assist.
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  1. lean over backwards: Collins English Dictionary
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▸ verb:  (UK) Synonym of bend over backwards

Similar:
bend over backwards, overbend, double over, bend over, go out of one's way, grovel, stretch the rules, lie before, push the boat out, work back, more...

Opposite:
refuse, deny, withhold, oppose, disagree

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Similar:
bend over backwards, overbend, double over, bend over, go out of one's way, grovel, stretch the rules, lie before, push the boat out, work back, more...

Opposite:
refuse, deny, withhold, oppose, disagree



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