"waited on hand and foot"... What it's means?
Context: Although born to the ease of plantation life, waited on hand and foot since infancy, the faces of the three on the porch were neither slack nor soft.
I don't understand this phase very well. What that is means?
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'Waited on hand and foot' is a phrase that is used to emphasize the act of helping someone. It gives the impression of taking care of someone beyond what is considered normal. Example-"When I was sick my family waited on me hand and foot".
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If you wait on someone hand and foot, that person has to do very little for themselves. You bring them or fix for them almost everything they need or want.
It is used to create an image of a person who must do very little and another person or persons who provide every possible service for them.
It goes beyond saying that someone provided excellent service.
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