He would probably have replied that saying “take three steps forward” or “bend backward” would be the height of absurdity.

他很有可能会说，“向前迈三步”或“往后弯腰”是个技术难关。

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I would bend over backward to help you anything you need anytime, just call me.

什么时候有困难都可以打电话给我，我会不惜一切代价帮你。

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Inhale and raise the arms upward. Slowly bend backward, stretching arms above the head.

吸气，手臂上举，身体舒缓地向后弯曲，伸展手臂。

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At a minimum, experts say, you should bend over backward to help during the transition.

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We bend over backward to appease minorities.

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Lawfare's effectiveness lies in the fact that ours is a country so strongly committed to the rule of law that it will often bend over backward to appease charges of illegality - however specious - to the detriment of its own interests.

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