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Phrase(s): lean something forward
to tilt or bend something forward. • Lean the board forward a little bit, please. • Someone leaned this panel forward a little too much., Phrase(s): lean forward
to bend forward. • Lean forward a minute so I can put a cushion behind your back. • When Betsy leaned forward, she lost her balance and fell.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs