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carrying someone's water

carrying someone's water is the present participle and gerund of carry someone's water.

Meaning of carry someone's water

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To do someone's bidding; to serve someone's interests.
    • "I hear things are good." / Moran shrugged. "Depends on who you're talking to. Who would you be talking to, Squire?" / "Frank" / "I thought that might be it. You still carrying his water?1996, James Carroll, The City Below, page 287
    Synonyms:
    serve

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What is carrying someone's water the present participle and gerund of?
Carrying someone's water is the present participle and gerund of carry someone's water.

Words near carrying someone's water in the dictionary

  1. carrying out one's bat
  2. carrying over
  3. carrying owls to Athens
  4. carrying pole
  5. carrying poles
  6. carrying someone's water
  7. carrying the ball
  8. carrying the can
  9. carrying the day
  10. carrying the mail
  11. carrying the mantle

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