he leaned over backwards to please his immediate superior
Related Translations:
顶头上司: one's immediate [direct] superior; one's boss
拼命: 1.(把性命豁出去; 舍命) risk one's life; defy death; put up a desperate fight; do sth. desperately 短语和例子拼命抵抗 risk the life in resistance; 拼命精神 death-defying spirit; 拼命挣扎 wage a desperate struggle;