do someone's bidding
do someone's bidding verb: to act on behalf of a person in authority, executing their every command.
Verb
do someone's bidding (third-person singular simple present does someone's bidding, present participle doing someone's bidding, simple past did someone's bidding, past participle done someone's bidding)
- To act on behalf of a person in authority, executing their every command.
- Once Princess in Love was published, Diana threw both Hewitt and Pasternak under the bus. Besotted to the end, her cashiered toy soldier never revealed whether or not he had done her bidding.April 5 2022, Tina Brown, “How Princess Diana’s Dance With the Media Impacted William and Harry”, in Vanity Fair
Forms of do someone's bidding
| third-person singular present | does someone's bidding |
|---|---|
| present participle | doing someone's bidding |
| past | did someone's bidding |
| past participle | done someone's bidding |
Questions about do someone's bidding
- What does do someone's bidding mean?
- Do someone's bidding means to act on behalf of a person in authority, executing their every command.
- What part of speech is do someone's bidding?
- Do someone's bidding is a verb.
- What is the past tense of do someone's bidding?
- The past tense of do someone's bidding is did someone's bidding.
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