at someone's beck and call

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Required to comply with someone's requests or commands, as in The boss expects the entire staff to be at his beck and call. The noun beck, now obsolete except in this idiom, meant “a gesture or signal of command, such as a nod or hand movement,” whereas call signifies “a vocal summons.” Also see dance attendance on.

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As an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale.
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And yes, someone has already called Spencer a “Small Fry,” har har.
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As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.
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For someone with anorexia, self-starvation makes them feel better.
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“Someone is determined to keep Bill Cosby off TV,” she continued.
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Everything is topsy-turvy in Europe according to our moral ideas, and they don't have what we call "men" over here.
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Ollie saw someone standing before it, bending slightly forward in the pose of expectation.
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It was like his beautiful courtesy to call me in and introduce me to Blow instead of letting me go away.
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She also practises etching, pen-and-ink drawing, as well as crayon and water-color sketching.
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After an hour, however, he reached this decision: He would not go to or call up Mrs. Merley.
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