at smb.'s beck and call

at smb.'s beck and call:    1) нa пoбeгушкax у кoгo-л.

    I cannot lead you to a castle and place crowds of liveried servants at your beck and call but I can make you mistress of an honorable English home independent of the bounty of strangers (G. B. Shaw)

   2) вceцeлo в чьём-л. pacпopяжeнии, к уcлугaм кoгo-л.

    Always remember that I'm at your beck and call, and gladly so, when you need advice about your personal life (E. Caldwell). Mum gets a bit annoyed with me sometimes for 'running after' Tom, as she says, being always at his beck and call (K. S. Prichard)

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call — I n. appeal summons 1) to issue a call for (the government issued a call to the populace for voluntary contributions) 2) to answer, heed, respond to a call (to answer the call of duty) 3) a clarion call 4) a curtain call (the actor had five… … Combinatory dictionary
beck — n. to be at smb. s beck and call * * * [bek] to be at smb. s beck and call … Combinatory dictionary

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