[00:00.76]Hello. I'm Neil.
[00:04.37]I'm Helen. And Neil is speaking in that rather strange voice because he's in a strange position.
[00:11.50]That's right. I'm bending over backwards, or trying to.
[00:18.36]Bending over backwards. The problem is that you're not very flexible are you?
[00:23.93]No. Even if I bend forwards I can hardly touch my knees, and certainly not my toes.
[00:32.45]Well, look at me!
[00:34.10]Wow, Helen, I had no idea you could do that. You can bend over backwards all the way to the floor!
[00:42.80]Yes. Anyway, maybe we should explain why we're bending over backwards.
[00:48.80]Oh, yes, of course. That's because today's phrase is
[00:52.12]To bend over backwards!
[00:55.41]Listen to these examples and see if you can guess what it means.
[01:00.55]I would bend over backwards for you, just let me know how I can help.
[01:06.13]Julia bent over backwards to make sure everything was right for their visit.
[01:13.53]Did you guess the meaning of 'to bend over backwards'?
[01:16.62]It means to go to great lengths or to put in a lot of effort for someone or something.
[01:22.50]Like "I would bend over backwards to make you happy", Helen.
[01:26.30]Ahhhh. Thank you Neil. Let's hear some more examples.
[01:31.10]I bent over backwards to get Jim what he wanted, but he never thanked me.
[01:37.49]I'll help you a bit, but don't expect me to bend over backwards.
[01:43.66]Oh, ooof.
[01:45.51]Are you okay?
[01:47.42]I need to sit down, I think I've hurt my back.
[01:50.82]Ah, Neil, you must be careful not to bend over backwards too often.
[01:55.68]Yes.
[01:57.29]Or you should just bend over backwards figuratively, but not literally. That's all for now. Bye.
[02:04.74]Bye.