at someone's beck and call



at someone's beck and call

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.
See also: and, beck, call

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
OlaviO-lah-vee (Finnish)Finnish, Estonian
Bamford['bæmfəd]
Caratacos-Ancient Celtic
Hidde-Frisian
Colin['kɔlin]
Aderyn-Welsh