be at others’beck and call; follow sb servilely; submit to sb’s every whim and fancy
? 他不久就放棄了那個～的職位。Before long he gave up the post on which he had to submit to others’every whim and fancy.
俯仰由人fǔ yǎnɡ yóu rén
低頭和仰頭都受人支配。形容行動受人控制。be at sb.’s beck and call, be twisted round other’s fingers