Beck and Call or *Beckon Call | Meaning & Spelling
Beck and call is part of the expression ‘at someone’s beck and call’, meaning ‘ready to do whatever someone asks’.
‘Beckon call’ is sometimes used instead of beck and call, but it’s incorrect and should be avoided.
- Rose is at the beckon call of her boss.
- Rose is at the beck and call of her boss.
- I’m not at your beckon call.
- I’m not at your beck and call.
Beck and call
Beck and call is part of the idiom ‘at someone’s beck and call’ meaning ‘available and willing to do whatever someone asks’. It’s typically used to mean that someone expects too much from someone else or that someone is subservient or servile.
Petra and Ana are at the beck and call of their older sister.
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- What is a synonym of beck and call?
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Beck and call is part of the expression ‘at someone’s beck and call’, meaning ‘willing to do whatever someone asks’. Some synonyms for ‘beck and call’ include:
- (At someone’s) command
- (At someone’s) disposal
- (At someone’s) service
- What does beckon mean?
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Beckon is a verb meaning ‘summon someone by gesturing’. It’s sometimes mistakenly used instead of ‘beck and’ in the expression beck and call.
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