wait on hand and foot, to
wait on someone hand and foot
Fig. to serve someone very well, attending to all personal needs. I don't mind bringing you your coffee, but I don't intend to wait on you hand and foot. I don't want anyone to wait on me hand and foot. I can take care of myself.
See also: and, foot, hand, on, wait
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
wait on hand and foot
Do everything for someone, serve someone's every need, as in Her mother has always waited on her hand and foot. [First half of 1300s]
See also: and, foot, hand, on, wait
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
wait on hand and foot, to
To serve someone’s every need, to attend assiduously. This expression is very old indeed; a manuscript of ca. 1330 states “Sche . . . servede hem hande and fete.” In The Perfect Woman (1955) L. P. Hartley wrote, “He has everything he wants and servants who wait on him hand and foot.”
See also: and, hand, on, wait
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- (I) don't mind if I do
- don't get me wrong
- don't beat a dead horse
- all in (one's) head
- discipline
- discipline (one) for (something)
- discipline for
- come it
- come it (with one)