# wait on hand, foot and finger

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/wait-on-hand-foot-and-finger
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

Alternative form of wait on hand and foot.

## Examples

- The hotel staff waits on guests hand, foot and finger.
- He expects his assistant to wait on him hand, foot and finger during every business trip.
- The spoiled heir grew accustomed to a life of luxury, where servants waited on his every whim hand, foot and finger.

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