"wait on hand, foot and finger" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-wait on hand, foot and finger.ogg [Australia] Forms: waits on hand, foot and finger [present, singular, third-person], waiting on hand, foot and finger [participle, present], waited on hand, foot and finger [participle, past], waited on hand, foot and finger [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} wait on hand, foot and finger (third-person singular simple present waits on hand, foot and finger, present participle waiting on hand, foot and finger, simple past and past participle waited on hand, foot and finger)
  1. (idiomatic) Alternative form of wait on hand and foot Tags: alt-of, alternative, idiomatic Alternative form of: wait on hand and foot
    Sense id: en-wait_on_hand,_foot_and_finger-en-verb-4pBSI2Yz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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