wait on someone hand and foot: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

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  • To attend to every need of someone; to serve or pamper someone completely and without reservation.

  Examples

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  • Since moving in, the butler has waited on the family hand and foot, making sure everything runs smoothly.

    Desde que se mudaron, el mayordomo ha atendido a la familia completamente, asegurando que todo funcione bien.

  • She waited on her elderly parents hand and foot, cooking, cleaning, and running errands for them daily.

    Ella atendió a sus padres ancianos en todo momento, cocinando, limpiando y haciendo recados diariamente.

  • The hotel staff waited on the guests hand and foot, providing impeccable service at all hours.

    El personal del hotel atendió a los huéspedes completamente, brindando un servicio impecable a toda hora.

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  • To wait on someone in the sense of providing personal or domestic service, including serving at table or performing attendant duties.

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  • During the banquet, several servers waited on the dignitaries hand and foot, attending to every detail.

    Durante el banquete, varios camareros atendieron a los dignatarios en todo momento, cuidando cada detalle.

  • She was waited on hand and foot by the staff at the resort, making her vacation completely relaxing.

    El personal del resort la atendió completamente, haciendo que sus vacaciones fueran completamente relajantes.

  • At the gala, the organizers made sure the VIPs were waited on hand and foot throughout the evening.

    En la gala, los organizadores se aseguraron de que los VIPs fueran atendidos en todo momento durante la noche.