at (someone's) behest



at (someone's) behest

Done according to the whims or commands of someone else. Everything is done at our children's behest; it's like they're the bosses of the family! I'm presenting you this subpoena at the behest of the civil court.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Armel-French
MylesMIELZ, MIE-əlzEnglish
Barukh-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Anand-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Gujarati, Bengali
Vibeke-Danish, Norwegian
Greger-Swedish