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belt and braces: British English-informal
a belt and braces way of doing something is one in which you do more than necessary in order to make sure that it succeeds
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belt and braces Brit
providing double security, by using more than one means to the same end
حيطة زائدة/ أكثر من اللازم/حرص زائد/ المبالغة في الحيطة
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bend over backwards (to do something): to try very hard to be helpful
Ex: We bent over backwards to finish it on time.
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bend/lean over backwards (to do something): to try as hard as possible to help or please someone
Ex: City officials bent over backwards to help downtown businesses
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bend (or fall or lean) over backwards: informal
make every effort, especially to be fair or helpful
يبذل غاية جهده/يبذل وسعه
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Britten, Benjamin
o0o(1913-76) a British musician, composer, and conductor (=someone who directs a group of musicians) who wrote A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra(1945), A War Requiem (1962) and the operas Peter Grimes(1951) and Billy Budd (1951)o0o
صغير البيت/ آخر العنقود
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beside the point
We all like him, but that's beside the point =not the most important thing
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be beside the point: to not be directly connected with the main subject or problem that you are talking about
He's very charming, but that's beside the point
ليس هذا هو المهم/ ليس هذا محو ر نقاشنا/ هذا ليس هو موضوعنا الأساسي/ ليس هذا هو لب الموضوع
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be beside yourself: to be feeling so angry, excited etc. that you find it difficult to control yourself
ex: The poor girl was almost beside herself.
ex: Mom and Dad will be beside themselves with worry.
!أن تكون في حالة من الهياج/ دمه يغلي
sources
*= Longman dictionary of contemporary english
**= Concise Oxford english dictionary
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