wait on sb
— phrasal verb with wait uk/weɪt/us/weɪt/verb [ I ]
to do everything for someone so that that person does not have to do anything for himself or herself:
While she was pregnant, her husband waited on her hand and foot (= did everything for her).
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Helping and co-operating
- a good/bad turn idiom
- abet
- aid
- assist
- assistance
- avail
- bridge
- facilitate
- give sb a leg up idiom
- give/lend sb a helping hand idiom
- go a long way toward(s) doing sth idiom
- hang
- platform
- reach
- relief
- run errands idiom
- scene
- see sb through sth
- share a platform idiom
- start sb off
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