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carry water for

idiom

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.


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  1. 01

    blood in the water

    In a competitive situation, the exhibition of apparent weakness or vulnerability by one party, especially when this leads to a feeling of vulnerability or greater pressure to perform on the part of the weak party, or enhanced expectation of victory by the others.

  2. 02

    blood is thicker than water

    Family relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.

  3. 03

    blow out of the water

    To trounce; to defeat thoroughly, as at a game or in battle.

  4. 04

    can't carry a tune in a bucket

    Sings very badly.

  5. 05

    carbonated water

    Water that contains carbon dioxide dissolved in it under pressure and is intended for drinking.

  6. 06

    carry a torch

    To love or to be romantically infatuated with, especially when such feelings are not reciprocated.

  7. 07

    carry away

    To be so excited that one is no longer in control of one's actions or behavior.

  8. 08

    carry coals to Newcastle

    To do something that is unneeded or redundant.

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