Friday, 2 October 2015

Idiomatic Pair of Nouns - At Someone's Beck and Call




Meaning – to be ready to do as someone wishes

Ø     The unfortunate helper was at the family’s beck and call from early morning till late at night.

Ø     Despite being at her boss’s beck and call for more than three years, poor Lisa still lost her job when the company started firing people during the global economic slowdown. 

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