bend over backwards vs comport

bend over backwards and comport both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bend over backwards	No	No	Yes	No
comport	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, comport is a hypernym of bend over backwards; that is, comport is a word with a broader meaning than bend over backwards:

bend over backwards: try very hard to please someone
comport: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

Other hypernyms of bend over backwards include acquit, act, bear, behave, carry, conduct, deport, do.

bend over backwards (verb)	comport (verb)
try very hard to please someone	behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
	behave well or properly