at someone's disposal

prepositional phrase

Available to be used at any time and in any way someone sees fit.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. idiomaticAvailable to be used at any time and in any way someone sees fit.

    Many might with joy have sought out her liberal dwelling, but no one had idly waited till the moment it was at her disposal.

    1820, Fanny Burney, Cecilia; Or Memoirs of an Heiress, volume 3, page 185
    1 more example

    Stephens used the largest weapon at his disposal—his New York Times column—to imply that the Jewish professor who mildly teased him online was the equivalent of a Nazi propagandist.

    2019 September 3, David Karpf, “Bret Stephens Compared Me to a Nazi Propagandist in the New York Times. It Proved My Point.”, in Esquire

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
on someone's hands

Translations

Polish do dyspozycji
  • do dyspozycjiTranslations
Spanish a su disposición, a la disposición de
  • a su disposiciónTranslations
  • a la disposición deTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

at someone's disposal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20someone's%20disposal

MLA

“at someone's disposal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20someone's%20disposal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “at someone's disposal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20someone's%20disposal.

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