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behave vs fall over backwards

fall over backwards vs behave

behave and fall over backwards both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
behave No No Yes No
fall over backwards No No Yes No
As verbs, fall over backwards is a hyponym of behave; that is, fall over backwards is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than behave:
  • behave: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
  • fall over backwards: try very hard to please someone
behave (verb) fall over backwards (verb)
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself try very hard to please someone
behave well or properly
Difference between behave and fall over backwards

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