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leant over backwards

leant over backwards is the simple past and past participle of lean over backwards.

Meaning of lean over backwards

Verb

lean over backwards (third-person singular simple present leans over backwards, present participle leaning over backwards, simple past and past participle leaned over backwards or leant over backwards)

  1. (UK) Synonym of bend over backwards.
    • We're leaning over backwards to give gay people a place to go.1976 December 4, Tom Dungel, quotee, “Opulent Rainbow Disco Makes Boston Debut”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 23, page 3

Questions about leant over backwards

What is leant over backwards the simple past and past participle of?
Leant over backwards is the simple past and past participle of lean over backwards.

Words near leant over backwards in the dictionary

  1. leansome
  2. leant
  3. leant in
  4. leant into
  5. leant on
  6. leant over backwards
  7. leant towards
  8. leanto
  9. leantos
  10. leany
  11. Leaotung

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