(hand and foot)
1hand and foot — adverb in all ways possible they served him hand and foot * * * adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hand and fōt 1. : in a way to prevent escape or totally impede action bound the prisoner hand a …
2hand and foot — {adv. phr.} 1. So that the hands and feet cannot be used. Used with bind or a synonym. * /The robbers bound him hand and foot and left him on the floor./ 2. So that no tree action is possible. Used with bind or a synonym. * /If Mr. Jones signs… …
3hand and foot — {adv. phr.} 1. So that the hands and feet cannot be used. Used with bind or a synonym. * /The robbers bound him hand and foot and left him on the floor./ 2. So that no tree action is possible. Used with bind or a synonym. * /If Mr. Jones signs… …
4hand\ and\ foot — adv. phr. 1. So that the hands and feet cannot be used. Used with bind or a synonym. The robbers bound him hand and foot and left him on the floor. 2. So that no tree action is possible. Used with bind or a synonym. If Mr. Jones signs that paper …
5hand and foot — idi with slavish attentiveness: to wait on someone hand and foot[/ex] …
6wait on hand and foot — {v. phr.} To serve in every possible way; do everything for (someone). * /Sally is spoiled because her mother waits on her hand and foot./ * /The gentlemen had a valet to wait on him hand and foot./ Compare: HAND AND FOOT …
7wait on hand and foot — {v. phr.} To serve in every possible way; do everything for (someone). * /Sally is spoiled because her mother waits on her hand and foot./ * /The gentlemen had a valet to wait on him hand and foot./ Compare: HAND AND FOOT …
8wait\ on\ hand\ and\ foot — v. phr. To serve in every possible way; do everything for (someone). Sally is spoiled because her mother waits on her hand and foot. The gentlemen had a valet to wait on him hand and foot. Compare: hand and foot …
9wait 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… …
10wait 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… …