at someone's bidding

at someone's bidding
at someone’s bidding phrase
if you do something at someone’s bidding, you do it because they ask or tell you to

I’m not here just to run around at your bidding.

Thesaurus: obedience and cooperationhyponym to obey a law or rule, or to accept someone's authoritysynonym
Main entry: bidding

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at someone's bidding (also at the bidding of someone)
: as someone has told you or ordered you to do

He attended law school at his father's bidding. [=because his father told/wanted him to attend law school]

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Main Entry:bidding

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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