wait upon hand and foot in English

Audio: En-au-wait upon hand and foot.ogg

[Australia] Forms: waits upon hand and foot [present, singular, third-person], waiting upon hand and foot [participle, present], waited upon hand and foot [participle, past], waited upon hand and foot [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} wait upon hand and foot (third-person singular simple present waits upon hand and foot, present participle waiting upon hand and foot, simple past and past participle waited upon hand and foot)

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"wait upon hand and foot" meaning in English

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