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Phrase(s): bend someone or something back
to curve or arch someone or something backward. • We bent the child back a little so we could examine the spider bite. • Ouch! Don’t bend back my hand! • Bend the branch back so we can get a better view., Phrase(s): bend back
to lean or bend backwards. • He bent back to pick up the book, and he fell. • When she bent back, she ripped something.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs