se plier en quatre

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə pli.je ɑ̃ katʁ/, (more formal, perhaps humorous) /sə pli.je.ʁ‿ɑ̃ katʁ/

Verb

se plier en quatre

1. (informal) to bend over backwards

   Synonyms: se mettre en quatre, se couper en quatre