be at somebody's beck and callOBEYto always be ready to do what someone wants 听命于某人,对某人唯命是从 I was tired of being at her beck and call all day long. 我厌倦了整天受她支使。
be at somebody’s beck and call• I have never liked to be at anybody's beck and call.• She was always rushing around at her mother's beck and call.• I had to be at his beck and call, night and day.
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