Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Idioms

Question:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given Idiom:-

 

"To Bend over backwards"

Options:

Slip and fall

No matter what the difficulty is

Helpful effort to achieve something

Bending in respect

Correct Answer:

Helpful effort to achieve something

Explanation:

The most appropriate meaning of the idiom "to bend over backwards" is helpful effort to achieve something. The idiom comes from the idea of someone bending over backwards, which means that they are making a great effort to do something. In a figurative sense, to say that someone is "bending over backwards" means that they are going to great lengths to achieve something, even if it is difficult.

The other options are not as accurate descriptions of the meaning of the idiom. Slip and fall is not the same as helpful effort to achieve something. No matter what the difficulty is is a good description of the idiom, but it is not the most appropriate meaning. Bending in respect is not typically associated with the idiom "to bend over backwards."