dance attendance on



dance attendance on

Wait on attentively and obsequiously, obey someone's every wish or whim. For example, He expected his secretary to dance attendance on him so she quit her job. This expression alludes to the old custom of making a bride dance with every wedding guest. In the 1500s it was used first to mean "await" an audience with someone, but by about 1600 it had acquired its present meaning. Also see at someone's beck and call.
See also: attendance, dance, on

dance attendance on

To attend to or try to please (someone) with eagerness or obsequiousness.
See also: attendance, dance, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Merryn-Cornish
Prudentius-Late Roman
Erwin['ə:win]
Vasilisavah-see-LEE-sahRussian
Ujarak-Native American, Inuit
Marcas-Irish, Scottish