fall over backwards vs comport

fall over backwards and comport both are verbs.

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

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

fall 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 fall over backwards include acquit, act, bear, behave, carry, conduct, deport, do.

fall 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