Idiom
dance attendance
Meaning
To wait obsequiously (on or upon someone).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He dances attendance on his boss all day long.”
“The assistant dances attendance on the director, rushing to fulfill every small request before it is even spoken.”
“The courtiers danced attendance upon the king, eager to catch his favor and secure their own status within the palace walls.”
Examples
simple
“He dances attendance on his boss all day long.”
contextual
“The assistant dances attendance on the director, rushing to fulfill every small request before it is even spoken.”
complex
“The courtiers danced attendance upon the king, eager to catch his favor and secure their own status within the palace walls.”
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