wait at table

Idioms  

1. Also, wait on table. Serve at a meal, as in She got a summer job at a resort waiting at table, or Waiting on table usually does not pay very well. [Mid-1500s] Also see wait on.

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Example Sentences

The sole sign of deference that we could discover was that the landlord and Paco had put on their best coats in which to wait at table.

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The white population outnumbers the people of the land in most of the principal districts, and it is possible for a European to spend weeks in either of these states without coming into contact with any Asiatics save those who wait at table, clean his shirts, or drive his cab.

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"You don't mean to tell me that this little girl is fit to wait at table!"

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His duties were multifarious, though light—he cleaned the silver and shined the boots, and helped to lay the cloth and wait at table.

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In the rural districts, especially, the women lead a somewhat secluded life and occupy a subject position; they wait at table, and only partake of the meal when the men of the family have been served.

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