be at (one's) beck and call



be at (one's) beck and call

To be completely compliant or obedient to another person; to cater to one's every need. The phrase has a negative connotation. A: "How can we get to the mall this weekend?" B: "Oh, my sister will take us—she's been at my beck and call ever since I caught her sneaking in past curfew!"
See also: and, beck, call

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bratislav-Serbian
OŽBalt-Slovene
Antoninoahn-to-NEE-noItalian
Revaz-Georgian
Raquelrah-KEL (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese, English
LallyLAL-eeEnglish (Rare)