Idiom
carry the mail
Meaning
To work diligently; to serve as the principal performer of a demanding task or set of tasks.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She really carries the mail on this project.”
“When the team lead went on vacation, he expected his assistant to carry the mail and keep everything running smoothly.”
“The veteran lawyer was chosen to carry the mail during the high-stakes trial, as her colleagues trusted her to manage the most difficult arguments.”
Examples
simple
“She really carries the mail on this project.”
contextual
“When the team lead went on vacation, he expected his assistant to carry the mail and keep everything running smoothly.”
complex
“The veteran lawyer was chosen to carry the mail during the high-stakes trial, as her colleagues trusted her to manage the most difficult arguments.”
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