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hand and foot

Idioms  
  1. see bound hand and foot; wait on someone hand and foot.


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He suffered frostbite on his right hand and foot.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 2026

Roughly 2,000 years old, the bronze woman is damaged: the absence of her shorn-off right hand and foot is glaring.

From Salon Nov. 26, 2024

Its wish list includes: non-wool blankets, hand and foot warmers, rain coats, socks, gloves, hygiene supplies like toothpaste and deodorant and nonperishable food.

From Seattle Times Dec. 5, 2023

Robinson comes in for fellow seamer Jamie Overton, who has been ruled out with hand and foot injuries sustained playing for Surrey.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2022

Mother said she agreed, too, but then she proceeded to wait on the sick child hand and foot.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

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