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service

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AT ONE'S SERVICE,

CURB SERVICE,

LIP SERVICE,

OF SERVICE,

ROOM SERVICE.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[room service] {n.} Service provided to hotel guests in their rooms. Also: The hotel workers who give this service. * /We called for room service when we wanted ice./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[at one's service] {adv. phr.} 1. Ready to serve or help you; prepared to obey your wish or command; subject to your orders. * /He placed himself completely at the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

of service

[of service] {adj. phr.} Valuable as a source of aid; helpful; useful. * /When a visitor seems lost or confused, the courteous student will ask "May I be of service?"/ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

see service

[see service] {v. phr.} 1. To be used over a considerable period of time. * /This old camera of mine has already seen six years of service./ 2. To serve […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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