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carry water for

carry water for verb: to perform menial tasks for; to serve; to assist; to be forced by politics or pragmatism to endorse or promote a belief, individual, or organization that in reality one does not fully support.

Verb

carry water for (third-person singular simple present carries water for, present participle carrying water for, simple past and past participle carried water for)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To perform menial tasks for; to serve; to assist; to be forced by politics or pragmatism to endorse or promote a belief, individual, or organization that in reality one does not fully support.
    • Julie heard a woman's voice saying that she certainly was not going to carry water for any conceited bitches who thought themselves too good for ordinary....1967, Sarah Gainham, Night falls on the city, page 558
    • For such a caring man she would carry water for the rest of her life: no man of her acquaintance would have done what Edward Cooper did, for a woman.2003, Barbara Ewing, The Trespass, page 329

carry water for meaning in Bengali

carry water for in Bengali

সেবা করা, সাহায্য করা

Examples of carry water for in a sentence

  • "We won't get another chance to talk, so tell me, deab: is Peter the man to carry water for me between the Israelis and the Palestinians, or should I find another horse for that plow?2006, Larry Bond with James DeFelice, First Team: Angels of Wrath, page 375:
  • His job was to watch Stanton's back, not carry water for his ex-boss.2008, Ralph Reed, Dark Horse, page 229:

Forms of carry water for

third-person singular presentcarries water for
present participlecarrying water for
past participlecarried water for
pastcarried water for

Questions about carry water for

What does carry water for mean?
Carry water for means to perform menial tasks for; to serve; to assist; to be forced by politics or pragmatism to endorse or promote a belief, individual, or organization that in reality one does not fully support.
What is carry water for in Bengali?
Carry water for in Bengali is সেবা করা, সাহায্য করা. See Carry water for meaning in Bengali.
How do you use carry water for in a sentence?
"We won't get another chance to talk, so tell me, deab: is Peter the man to carry water for me between the Israelis and the Palestinians, or should I find another horse for that plow?
What part of speech is carry water for?
Carry water for is a verb.
What is the past tense of carry water for?
The past tense of carry water for is carried water for.

Words near carry water for in the dictionary

  1. carry the world before one
  2. carry through
  3. carry trade
  4. carry trades
  5. carry up
  6. carry water for
  7. carry weight
  8. carry-go-bring-come
  9. carry-go-bring-comes
  10. carry-in
  11. carry-ins

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