wait on hand and foot

wait on hand and foot idiom
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]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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