beck Идиома
at your beck and call
beck and call
at one's beck and call
Idiom(s): at one's beck and callTheme: OBEDIENCE
ready to obey someone. (Fixed order.)
• What makes you think I wait around here at your beck and call? I live here too, you know!
• It was a fine hotel. There were dozens of maids and waiters at our beck and call.
be at someone's beck and call
to always be ready to do what someone wants: "As the office junior, she was at his beck and call all day."at one's beck and call|at the beck and call of|bec
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.at someone's beck and call
at someone's beck and callRequired to comply with someone's requests or commands, as in The boss expects the entire staff to be at his beck and call. The noun beck, now obsolete except in this idiom, meant “a gesture or signal of command, such as a nod or hand movement,” whereas call signifies “a vocal summons.” Also see dance attendance on.
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An beck idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with beck, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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