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bidding
[
bid
-ing]
/ˈbɪd ɪŋ/
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noun
1.
command; summons; invitation:
I went there at his bidding.
2.
bids
collectively, or a period during which
bids
are made or received:
The bidding began furiously.
3.
a
bid
.
Idioms
4.
do someone's bidding,
to submit to someone's orders; perform services for someone:
After he was promoted to vice president at the bank, he expected everyone around him to do his bidding.
Origin of
bidding
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Middle English
1125-1175
Middle English
word dating back to
1125-75;
See origin at
bid
1
,
-ing
1
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018.
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British Dictionary definitions for
do someone's bidding
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bidding
/
ˈbɪdɪŋ
/
noun
1.
an order; command (often in the phrases
do
or
follow the bidding of
,
at someone's bidding
)
2.
an invitation; summons
3.
the act of making bids, as at an auction or in bridge
4.
(
bridge
) a group of bids considered collectively, esp those made on a particular deal
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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