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at someone's disposal

at someone's disposal prepositional phrase: available to be used at any time and in any way someone sees fit.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Available to be used at any time and in any way someone sees fit.
    • Many might with joy have sought out her liberal dwelling, but no one had idly waited till the moment it was at her disposal.1820, Fanny Burney, Cecilia; Or Memoirs of an Heiress, volume 3, page 185
    • Stephens used the largest weapon at his disposal—his New York Times column—to imply that the Jewish professor who mildly teased him online was the equivalent of a Nazi propagandist.2019 September 3, David Karpf, “Bret Stephens Compared Me to a Nazi Propagandist in the New York Times. It Proved My Point.”, in Esquire

Questions about at someone's disposal

What does at someone's disposal mean?
At someone's disposal means available to be used at any time and in any way someone sees fit.
What part of speech is at someone's disposal?
At someone's disposal is a prepositional phrase.

Words near at someone's disposal in the dictionary

  1. at sign
  2. at signs
  3. at six and seven
  4. at sixes and sevens
  5. at some point
  6. at someone's disposal
  7. at someone's door
  8. at someone's elbow
  9. at someone's heels
  10. at someone's service
  11. at someone's throat

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