- 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. 2014.
beck and call
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beck and call — Someone who does everything for you, no matter when you ask, is at your beck and call … The small dictionary of idiomes
beck and call — noun Summons and control, in a position of servitude or as an attendant. He had a small fleet of waiters and servants at his beck and call … Wiktionary
beck and call — See at your beck and call … English idioms
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 someone's beck and call — at someone’s beck and call phrase available 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 availablesynonym Main entry: beck * * * always… … Useful english dictionary
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
at\ the\ beck\ and\ call\ of — • 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
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
be at 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
at somebody's beck and call — at sb s ˌbeck and ˈcall idiom always ready to obey sb s orders • She is constantly at the beck and call of her invalid father. • Don t expect to have me at your beck and call. Main entry: ↑beckidiom … Useful english dictionary
