- dance attendance
- If you dance attendance on somebody, you are constantly available for that person and attend to their wishes.
She's rich and famous and expects everyone to dance attendance on her.
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dance attendance
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dance attendance on — ► dance attendance on try hard to please. Main Entry: ↑dance … English terms dictionary
dance attendance — phrasal : to attend assiduously and obsequiously : be in waiting or at beck and call : court favor * * * dance attendance To wait assiduously (on) • • • Main Entry: ↑dance … Useful english dictionary
dance attendance — phrasal to attend in an eager and servile manner < a celebrity used to having people dance attendance on him > … New Collegiate Dictionary
dance attendance on someone — british phrase to behave like someone’s servant by being always ready to do what they ask you to do Thesaurus: to treat someone with great care or kindnesssynonym Main entry: dance … Useful english dictionary
dance attendance — Meaning Origin From Shakespeare s King Henry VI. YORK: I ll tell thee, Suffolk, why I am unmeet: First, for I cannot flatter thee in pride; Next, if I be appointed for the place, My Lord of Somerset will keep me here, Without discharge, money, or … Meaning and origin of phrases
dance attendance on — chiefly Brit. do one s utmost to please (someone). → dance … English new terms dictionary
dance attendance on somebody — ˌdance atˈtendance on sb idiom (BrE, formal) to be with sb and do things to help and please them Main entry: ↑danceidiom … Useful english dictionary
To dance attendance — Dance Dance, v. t. To cause to dance, or move nimbly or merrily about, or up and down; to dandle. [1913 Webster] To dance our ringlets to the whistling wind. Shak. [1913 Webster] Thy grandsire loved thee well; Many a time he danced thee on his… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dance attendance on — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. wait on hand and foot, cater to, be subservient to, serve abjectly; see obey 1 , tend 1 … English dictionary for students
dance attendance on — v. alwaysbe ready to obey a person s orders, wait on observantly and attentively … English contemporary dictionary
