to foot and hand: so as to attend to all a person's needs or requests. Cf. foot and hand at hand, n. phrases 6a(a), to wait on hand and foot at hand…
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| 释义 | the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > follow [verb (transitive)] > follow closely (9) to foot and handc1300 to foot and hand: so as to attend to all a person's needs or requests. Cf. foot and hand at hand, n. phrases 6a(a), to wait on hand and foot at hand… to follow foot-hot1513 In great haste; without pause or slackening of speed. Also (esp. in to follow foot-hot): close by. shadow1602 To follow (a person) like a shadow; in modern journalistic language said of a detective who dogs the steps of a person under surveillance. tantony1675 to follow constantly or closely like a tantony pig. to stick to ——1801 intransitive. To keep close to in a pursuit or race; to follow closely. to tread or follow on the kibes of1820 figurative in phrases, as: to gallor tread on (one's) kibes, to press upon closely so as to irritate or annoy, to hurt one's feelings; to treador f… bedog1858 To follow about like a dog, to dog. tag1884 transitive. To follow closely, to dog. Also spec., to follow as a detective or spy. Cf. tag, n.1 13, tail, v.1 5b. hotfoot1902 transitive. To pursue closely; to chase or convey at a rapid pace. |
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