Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

do someone's bidding

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables
do -some-one's bid-ding
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To act on behalf of a person in authority, executing their every command.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

does someone's bidding (present, singular) doing someone's bidding (participle, present) did someone's bidding (past) done someone's bidding (participle, past)

Phrases

at someone's bidding

Frequently Paired Words

at someone's bidding

Questions

What does do someone's bidding mean?
To act on behalf of a person in authority, executing their every command.

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