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wait on hand and foot |
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wait on someone hand and foot Fig. to serve someone very well, attending to all personal needs. I don't mind bringing you your coffee, but I don't intend to wait on you hand and foot. I don't want anyone to wait on me hand and foot. I can take care of myself. wait on somebody 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. wait on somebody 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. Related vocabulary: wait on somebodyUsage notes: often used as a negative remark about someone thought of as unwilling to work How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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