wait on someone hand and foot en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, transitive) To attend to (someone's) every need, to the point of excess.
Did you see how she waits on him hand and foot? It's not healthy.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| waits on someone hand and foot | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| waiting on someone hand and foot | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| waited on someone hand and foot | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| waited on someone hand and foot | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
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Translations (11)
pl być gotowym na każde skinienie (attend to someone's every need) · cmn 當帝王一般地侍候 /当帝王一般地侍候 (attend to someone's every need) · es bailarle el agua (attend to someone's every need) · nrf sèrvi au dé et à l'yi (attend to someone's every need) · fr être aux petits soins (attend to someone's every need) · ru выполня́ть любу́ю при́хоть (attend to someone's every need) · es deshacerse en atenciones (attend to someone's every need) · fi hemmotella pilalle (attend to someone's every need) · it servire e riverire (attend to someone's every need) · pt fazer todas as vontades de (attend to someone's every need) · pt servir de corpo e alma (attend to someone's every need)