Continuing in our segment of know your English; here I bring you the phrase ‘beck & call’. The word beck has its root in the verb ‘ beckon’. The idiom or phrase began with monarchs gesturing to their servants to come closer. The important thing is that no words are spoken. The ‘call’ in the phrase refers to the actual exchange of words. The idiom has a very negative meaning.
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