Idiom
carry water for
Meaning
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.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He refuses to carry water for his boss anymore.”
“She felt uncomfortable having to carry water for a political candidate she did not actually support.”
“The journalist was criticized for carrying water for the corporation instead of reporting the truth about their environmental impact.”
Examples
simple
“He refuses to carry water for his boss anymore.”
contextual
“She felt uncomfortable having to carry water for a political candidate she did not actually support.”
complex
“The journalist was criticized for carrying water for the corporation instead of reporting the truth about their environmental impact.”
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