121: "harkened at one's beck and call" Apr 8, 2015

There is a common expression that is used almost idiomatically, "harkened (hearkened) at one's beckoned-call". This phrase is not used correctly, for there is no such thing as a "beckoned-call". Although it almost makes sense, beckoning does give the sense of the call of someone else, the actual phrase is "harkened at one's beck and call".
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