wait on a person hand and foot

wait on a person hand and foot
serve someone, satisfy someone's desires, do everything for a person

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • wait on someone hand and foot — wait on (someone) 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. Usage notes: often used as a negative remark about someone thought of as… …   New idioms dictionary

  • wait on hand and foot — wait on (someone) 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. Usage notes: often used as a negative remark about someone thought of as… …   New idioms dictionary

  • hand — handlike, adj. /hand/, n. 1. the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb. 2. the corresponding part of the forelimb in any of the higher vertebrates. 3 …   Universalium

  • hand — [hand] n. [ME < OE, akin to Goth handus < base of hinthan, to seize (hence, basic sense “grasper”) < ? IE base * kent , ? to seize] I 1. the part of the human body attached to the end of the forearm, including the wrist, palm, fingers,… …   English World dictionary

  • hand — ► NOUN 1) the end part of the arm beyond the wrist. 2) (before another noun ) operated by or held in the hand. 3) (before another noun or in combination ) done or made manually. 4) a pointer on a clock or watch indicating the passing of units of… …   English terms dictionary

  • hand — hand1 W1S1 [hænd] n ↑finger, ↑fingernail, ↑thumb ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of body)¦ 2¦(help)¦ 3¦(control)¦ 4 get out of hand 5 on the other hand 6 hands off 7 in hand …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hand — /hænd / (say hand) noun 1. (in humans) the terminal, prehensile part of the arm, consisting of the palm and five digits. 2. the corresponding part of the forelimb in any of the higher vertebrates. 3. the terminal part of any limb when prehensile …  

  • hand — 1 noun PART OF THE BODY 1 (C) the part at the end of a person s arm, including the fingers and thumb, used to pick up or keep hold of things: He held the pencil in his right hand. | Go wash your hands. | hold hands: They kissed and held hands. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • wait — 1 /weIt/ verb 1 DELAY/NOT START STH (I) to not do something or go somewhere until something else happens, someone arrives etc: Hurry up! Everyone s waiting. | Wait right here until I come back. | wait for sth/sb: We had to wait over an hour for… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • wait — /weɪt / (say wayt) verb (i) 1. (sometimes followed by for, till, or until) to stay or rest in expectation; remain in a state of quiescence or inaction, as until something expected happens: waiting for him to go. 2. (of things) to be in readiness …  

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