at someone's bidding

idiom

variants or less commonly at the bidding of someone
: as told or ordered to do by another
He attended law school at his father's bidding.

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“At someone's bidding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20someone%27s%20bidding. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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