A se face luntre și punte

Meaning: To do absolutely everything to help.

Literally: To make oneself boat and bridge

Example: “Vecinii s-au făcut luntre și punte ca să ne ajute după inundație.” — The neighbors bent over backwards to help us after the flood.

English equivalent: To bend over backwards

Origin: A luntre is a boat and a punte a bridge, the two ways of getting someone across water. Making oneself both boat and bridge is doing everything possible to help someone or get something done.

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Korean: 발 벗고 나서다 (bal beotgo naseoda) Literally: To step forward with bare feet
English: bend over backwards

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