Meaning of beck and call | Babel Free
Definitions
Summons and control, in a position of servitude or as an attendant.
uncountable
Equivalents
Deutsch
(freie) Verfügung
Nederlands
iemand op zijn wenken bedienen
Português
à disposição
Русский
на побегу́шках
Examples
“At his beck and call, he had a small fleet of waiters and servants.”
“The Traffic Regulating Officer thus has at his beck and call the assistance which he requires in deciding the extent to which restrictions on the acceptance and despatch of traffic are necessary.”
“As his employee, I would be at his beck and call, day and night.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.