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waited on someone hand and foot

waited on someone hand and foot is the simple past and past participle of wait on someone hand and foot.

Meaning of wait on someone hand and foot

Verb

wait on someone hand and foot (third-person singular simple present waits on someone hand and foot, present participle waiting on someone hand and foot, simple past and past participle waited on someone hand and foot)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To attend to (someone's) every need, to the point of excess.
    • Did you see how she waits on him hand and foot? It's not healthy.

Questions about waited on someone hand and foot

What is waited on someone hand and foot the simple past and past participle of?
Waited on someone hand and foot is the simple past and past participle of wait on someone hand and foot.

Words near waited on someone hand and foot in the dictionary

  1. waited for the cat to jump
  2. waited for the other shoe to drop
  3. waited in the wings
  4. waited on
  5. waited on hand, foot and finger
  6. waited on someone hand and foot
  7. waited on someone hand, foot and finger
  8. waited on tables
  9. waited one's turn
  10. waited out
  11. waited till the clouds roll by

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