Phrase guide

wait on someone hand and foot

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To attend to (someone's) every need, to the point of excess.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, transitive

Examples

  • Did you see how she waits on him hand and foot? It's not healthy.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 當帝王一般地侍候 /当帝王一般地侍候 (dāng dìwáng yībān de shìhòu) — attend to someone's every need
  • Finnish: hemmotella pilalle — attend to someone's every need
  • French: être aux petits soins — attend to someone's every need
  • Italian: servire e riverire — attend to someone's every need
  • Norman: sèrvi au dé et à l'yi — attend to someone's every need
  • Polish: być gotowym na każde skinienie — attend to someone's every need
  • Portuguese: servir de corpo e alma — attend to someone's every need
  • Portuguese: fazer todas as vontades de — attend to someone's every need
  • Russian: выполня́ть любу́ю при́хоть (vypolnjátʹ ljubúju príxotʹ) — attend to someone's every need
  • Spanish: bailarle el agua — attend to someone's every need
  • Spanish: deshacerse en atenciones — attend to someone's every need