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carrying water for

carrying water for is the present participle and gerund of carry water for.

Meaning of carry water for

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

Questions about carrying water for

What is carrying water for the present participle and gerund of?
Carrying water for is the present participle and gerund of carry water for.

Words near carrying water for in the dictionary

  1. carrying the world before one
  2. carrying through
  3. carrying up
  4. carrying violation
  5. carrying violations
  6. carrying water for
  7. carrying weight
  8. carrying-on
  9. carrying-pole
  10. carrying-poles
  11. carryings

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