wait\ on\ sy\ hand\ and\ foot

wait\ on\ sy\ hand\ and\ foot
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  • wait on someone hand and foot — wait on (someone) hand and foot to do everything for another person. You should do some of the work around here instead of being waited on hand and foot all the time. Usage notes: often used as a negative remark about someone thought of as… …   New idioms dictionary

  • wait on somebody hand and foot — wait on sb hand and ˈfoot idiom (disapproving) to take care of sb s needs so well that they do not have to do anything for themselves • He seems to expect me to wait on him hand and foot. Main entry: ↑waitidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • wait on someone hand and foot — ► wait on someone hand and foot attend to someone s needs or requests, especially when excessive. Main Entry: ↑hand …   English terms dictionary

  • wait on you hand and foot — serve you, bring everything you want, suck up to    Anna says she s tired of waiting on you hand and foot. She won t be your slave anymore …   English idioms

  • wait on someone hand and foot — attend to all someone s needs or requests, especially when unreasonable. → hand …   English new terms dictionary

  • wait on hand and foot — wait on (someone) hand and foot to do everything for another person. You should do some of the work around here instead of being waited on hand and foot all the time. Usage notes: often used as a negative remark about someone thought of as… …   New idioms dictionary

  • hand and foot — adverb in all ways possible they served him hand and foot * * * adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hand and fōt 1. : in a way to prevent escape or totally impede action bound the prisoner hand a …   Useful english dictionary

  • wait on hand and foot — {v. phr.} To serve in every possible way; do everything for (someone). * /Sally is spoiled because her mother waits on her hand and foot./ * /The gentlemen had a valet to wait on him hand and foot./ Compare: HAND AND FOOT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • wait on hand and foot — {v. phr.} To serve in every possible way; do everything for (someone). * /Sally is spoiled because her mother waits on her hand and foot./ * /The gentlemen had a valet to wait on him hand and foot./ Compare: HAND AND FOOT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • wait\ on\ hand\ and\ foot — v. phr. To serve in every possible way; do everything for (someone). Sally is spoiled because her mother waits on her hand and foot. The gentlemen had a valet to wait on him hand and foot. Compare: hand and foot …   Словарь американских идиом

  • hand and foot — idi with slavish attentiveness: to wait on someone hand and foot[/ex] …   From formal English to slang

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