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at one's beck and call







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I will have to point out how different things are now - that the days of working with a grand staff at one's beck and call will probably never return within our lifetime.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

Adj. obedient; complying, compliant; loyal, faithful, devoted; at one's call, at one's command, at one's orders, at one's beck and call; under beck and call, under control. restrainable; resigned, passive; submissive &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark




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