dance attendance on someone

  • 1dance attendance on someone — british phrase to behave like someone’s servant by being always ready to do what they ask you to do Thesaurus: to treat someone with great care or kindnesssynonym Main entry: dance …

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  • 2dance attendance on someone — British to behave like someone s servant by being always ready to do what they ask you to do …

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  • 3dance attendance upon someone — v. toady, flatter in the hope of gaining favor, fawn upon with a view to please or gain favor …

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  • 4dance attendance on — chiefly Brit. do one s utmost to please (someone). → dance …

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  • 5dance attendance on — do one s utmost to please someone by attending to all possible needs or requests …

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  • 6attendance — late 14c., act of attending to one s duties, from O.Fr. atendance attention, wait, hope, expectation, from atendant, prp. of atendre (see ATTEND (Cf. attend)). Meaning action of waiting on someone dates from late 14c. (to dance attendance on… …

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  • 7dance */*/*/ — I UK [dɑːns] / US [dæns] verb Word forms dance : present tense I/you/we/they dance he/she/it dances present participle dancing past tense danced past participle danced 1) a) [intransitive] to move your feet and your body in a pattern of movements …

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  • 8dance — dance1 [ dæns ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive to move your feet and your body in a pattern of movements that follows the sound of music: I was too shy at first to ask you to dance. dance with: Who was that you were dancing with? dance to: They… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 9dance — ► VERB 1) move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps. 2) move in a quick and lively way. ► NOUN 1) a series of steps and movements that match the rhythm of a piece of music. 2) a social gathering at which people dance …

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  • 10dance — 1 noun 1 (C) an act of dancing: have a dance: Let s have one more dance before we go home. | do a dance (=move as if you are dancing): When Claire heard the news she did a little dance of excitement. 2 (C) a particular set of movements performed… …

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