beck and call
English
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.
Translations
summons and control, in a position as an attendant or servant
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See also
- curled around somebody’s pinkie
- under one’s thumb
- wrap around one’s little finger
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