at your beck and call

[Francois]

Where does it come from?

FRC

 

[blacknomi]

Try:

http://www.word-detective.com/100699.html#beckandcall

 

[Francois]

Hmmm I should have googled
My laziness puts me to shame (though I looked up 'beck' this time).
TY blacknomi,

FRC

 

[blacknomi]

Sure thing.

BTW, what is "point and grunt" school of management?

 

[Francois]

That word-detective site is a goldmine -- TY for the link!

FRC

 

[RonBee]

Sure thing.

BTW, what is "point and grunt" school of management?

That's right up Tdol's alley.

:wink:

 

[blacknomi]

Sure thing.

BTW, what is "point and grunt" school of management?

That's right up Tdol's alley.

:wink:

meaning...?

 

[RonBee]

Sure thing.

BTW, what is "point and grunt" school of management?

That's right up Tdol's alley.

:wink:

meaning...?

Meaning he should know that one. (Tdol teaches business English in "real life".)

:wink:

 

[Tdol]

I think he means I point at a book, grunt and students sopmehow work out that I want them to open it. Actually he's wrong- I rarely shut up in class. ;-)

 

[blacknomi]

Thanks, I'll buy your story.

 

[RonBee]

No, that isn't exactly what I had in mind. :wink:

I figured it was some kind of idiom used in the business world (like "bottom line" or "the whole nine yards").