- at someone's beck and call
- at someone’s beck and call phraseavailable to do things for another person whenever they want
Your mother can’t be at your beck and call all the time.
Thesaurus: available and to be, or to become availablesynonymMain entry: beck* * *
always having to be ready to obey someone's orders immediately* * *
at someone's beck and call (or at the beck and call of someone): always ready to do whatever someone asksHe expects his employees to be at his beck and call day and night.
She is at the beck and call of the committee.
• • •Main Entry: ↑beck————————• • •Main Entry: ↑call
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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at someone's beck and call — at (someone s) beck and call ready to do whatever someone asks. Imagine what it s like to have a cook and a maid at your beck and call … New idioms dictionary
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at someone's beck and call — idi at someone s beck and call, subject to someone s every wish … From formal English to slang
at someone's beck and call — available to do things for another person whenever they want Your mother can t be at your beck and call all the time … English dictionary
at someone's beck and call — always having to be ready to obey someone s orders. → beck … English new terms dictionary
be at someone's beck and call — be at (someone s) beck and call to be always willing and able to do what someone asks you to do. She had a dozen servants at her beck and call. TV companies should not be at the beck and call of government ministers … New idioms dictionary
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beck and call — Someone who does everything for you, no matter when you ask, is at your beck and call. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Beck and call — Someone who does everything for you, no matter when you ask, is at your beck and call … Dictionary of English idioms
at\ one's\ beck\ and\ call — • at one s beck and call • at the beck and call of adj. phr. Ready and willing to do whatever someone asks; ready to serve at a moment s notice. A good parent isn t necessarily always at the child s beck and call … Словарь американских идиом
