| 释义 |
wait on hand and foot, to wait on someone hand and footFig. to serve someone very well, attending to all personal needs. I don't mind bringing you your coffee, but I don't intend to wait on you hand and foot. I don't want anyone to wait on me hand and foot. I can take care of myself.See also: and, foot, hand, on, waitwait on hand and footDo everything for someone, serve someone's every need, as in Her mother has always waited on her hand and foot. [First half of 1300s] See also: and, foot, hand, on, waitwait on hand and foot, toTo serve someone’s every need, to attend assiduously. This expression is very old indeed; a manuscript of ca. 1330 states “Sche . . . servede hem hande and fete.” In The Perfect Woman (1955) L. P. Hartley wrote, “He has everything he wants and servants who wait on him hand and foot.”See also: and, hand, on, wait |