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1 at someone's beck and call
(always ready to carry out someone's wishes: He has servants at his beck and call.) au doigt et à l'oeil -
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beck n1 to be at sb's beck and call être à la disposition de qn ; to have sb at one's beck and call faire marcher qn au doigt et à l'œil ; -
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beck [bek](a) (in Northern England) (stream) ruisseau m, ru m∎ to be at sb's beck and call être constamment à la disposition de qn;∎ she has him at her beck and call elle le fait marcher à la baguette, il lui obéit au doigt et à l'œil -
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beck and call — Someone who does everything for you, no matter when you ask, is at your beck and call … The small dictionary of idiomes
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at beck and call — phrasal : in obedient readiness to obey any command or fulfill any wish a thousand servants and a huge palace at his beck and call Robert Keable … Useful english dictionary
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be at someone's beck and call — be at (someone s) beck and call to be always willing and able to do what someone asks you to do. She had a dozen servants at her beck and call. TV companies should not be at the beck and call of government ministers … New idioms dictionary