“Bend over backwards”in other languages
Make a great effort to help or please someone.
English
Korean
Romanian
EnglishKoreanRomanianSame idea, different pictures
English makes the effort physical and uncomfortable. Korean kicks off its shoes to pitch in, bal beotgo naseoda, too eager to waste time.
Romanian turns you into the means of crossing: a se face luntre și punte, to make yourself both boat and bridge.
More sayings in other languages
- Bite the bullet
- Bite the dust
- Bite the hand that feeds you
- A bitter pill to swallow
- Blow a gale
- Blow off steam
- Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
- Born yesterday
- Borrow trouble