Sentences with phrase «leaning over backward»

And so, I think there is something to be said for leaning over backward to have a win - win relationship with both suppliers and customers... always.

The situation gets worse when patronizing executives lean over backward to help.

He gets hit, bounces along on one leg for a while, then spins, leans over backward and picks up another yard or two, and then for a finale puts a hand down and scrambles as far as he can before the rest of the world jumps on his back.

Bruce was always immensely proud of what he had done, but he leaned over backward not to appear conceited.»

Not exact matches

If the top rail is too loose in a front carry the wearer generally compensates by leaning backward, straining the lower back over time.

Sit and lean backward to develop your core or flip over to perform back workouts with targeted motions.

You can induce the cracking yourself by leaning backward over a chair or by getting into a front - facing, Heimlich - like hug with another person.

Is it leaning over too far backward?

In that very first blog post of hers, Denise also cited James Thurber for the proposition, «Better to fall flat on one's face than to lean over too far backward.»