(1) 前两个短语均表示“千方百计、尽一切努力(做某事)”。
- You mustn't be unkind to your mother when she has bent/leant over backwards to please you.
你决不能对你母亲不好,她千方百计想让你高兴。
(2) fall over backwards意为“非常渴望或愿意(做某事)”。
- The students fell over backwards to finish their work on time.
同学们非常渴望按时完成作业。 - All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.
这些姑娘们都非常希望把晚会准备好。