dance attendance on someone

dance attendance on someone
dance attendance on someone british phrase
to behave like someone’s servant by being always ready to do what they ask you to do
Thesaurus: to treat someone with great care or kindnesssynonym
Main entry: dance

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  • dance attendance on someone — British to behave like someone s servant by being always ready to do what they ask you to do …   English dictionary

  • dance attendance upon someone — v. toady, flatter in the hope of gaining favor, fawn upon with a view to please or gain favor …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dance attendance on — chiefly Brit. do one s utmost to please (someone). → dance …   English new terms dictionary

  • dance attendance on — do one s utmost to please someone by attending to all possible needs or requests …   Useful english dictionary

  • attendance — late 14c., act of attending to one s duties, from O.Fr. atendance attention, wait, hope, expectation, from atendant, prp. of atendre (see ATTEND (Cf. attend)). Meaning action of waiting on someone dates from late 14c. (to dance attendance on… …   Etymology dictionary

  • dance */*/*/ — I UK [dɑːns] / US [dæns] verb Word forms dance : present tense I/you/we/they dance he/she/it dances present participle dancing past tense danced past participle danced 1) a) [intransitive] to move your feet and your body in a pattern of movements …   English dictionary

  • dance — dance1 [ dæns ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive to move your feet and your body in a pattern of movements that follows the sound of music: I was too shy at first to ask you to dance. dance with: Who was that you were dancing with? dance to: They… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • dance — ► VERB 1) move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps. 2) move in a quick and lively way. ► NOUN 1) a series of steps and movements that match the rhythm of a piece of music. 2) a social gathering at which people dance …   English terms dictionary

  • dance — 1 noun 1 (C) an act of dancing: have a dance: Let s have one more dance before we go home. | do a dance (=move as if you are dancing): When Claire heard the news she did a little dance of excitement. 2 (C) a particular set of movements performed… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • dance — dancingly, adv. /dans, dahns/, v., danced, dancing, n. v.i. 1. to move one s feet or body, or both, rhythmically in a pattern of steps, esp. to the accompaniment of music. 2. to leap, skip, etc., as from excitement or emotion; move nimbly or… …   Universalium

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