Posted on October 31, 2015October 27, 2019 by Idioms Poster Jumping over backwards, and bending hoops Used to emphasise that “one is going to extraordinary lengths” to do something; “beyond the call of duty”, and “above and beyond what should be expected”. A mix up of Bending over backwards jumping through hoops Niall Acott, Kent Post navigationPrevious post: Like a bowl in a china shopNext post: Don’t look a reindeer in the mouth