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wait on hand and foot

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wait on someone hand and foot
to do everything for someone so that they do not have to do anything for themselves. He just wants a woman to wait on him hand and foot.
See also: foot, hand, wait


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 unwilling to work
Related vocabulary: wait on someone
See also: foot, hand, wait


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