Tag: bend over backwards
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Don’t bite the hand that feeds you
Phrase: Don’t bite the hand that feeds you Helping someone out of the goodness of your heart is considered a virtue. Likewise, you should never bite the hand that feeds you. I used to work for a Lebanese man who was a very good person. He was the type of person who would bend over…
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Bend over backwards
Phrase: Bend over backwards In Japan, when you talk of someone bending over backwards, the first thing people think about is the Ina Bauer figure skating move which was made famous here by Shizuka Arakawa. Of course, English-speaking figure skating fans know this move too, but it’s not the only meaning of bend over backwards. …
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Your own worst enemy
Phrase: Be your own worst enemy Sometimes, even though you bend over backwards trying to prevent someone from having problems, they always get into trouble because they are their own worst enemy. You can try, but some people just can’t be helped. When someone is their own worst enemy, they cause most of the problems…
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Go the extra mile
English Idiom: Go the extra mile If you go the extra mile, which is standard procedure in Japan, you do more than is expected. In fact, the government and big business in Japan have just agreed that it is OK for Japanese workers to go the extra 100 miles! OK, so I am playing with…
