Select the best meaning of the idiom “at one’s beck and call”:
Correct answer: Ready to obey someone. To be at someone’s beck and call is to be always ready to obey their orders.
Background: A “beck” is a beckoning gesture.
- A good thing initially seemed bad: This is not the meaning of the idiom.
- To make a bad situation: This is not the meaning of the idiom.
- Doing nothing at the moment’s notice: This is not the meaning of the idiom.
Did you know? The idiom is often used when someone feels treated like a servant.
Memory trick: Beck and call = at your service.