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carry (someone's) water
carry (someone's) water
carry (someone's) water
To be subservient to and uncritical of someone; to do someone's bidding.
The dictator made sure to surround himself with those who would eagerly carry his water.
I hate my job. I have to carry my boss's water or risk getting fired!
See also:
carry
,
water
Common Names:
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Gender
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Poornima
-
Tamil, Indian, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi
Xiuying
-
Chinese
Cvetka
-
Slovene
Rebekah
rə-BEK-ə
(English)
Biblical, English
Eleuterio
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Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Saturnino
sah-toor-NEE-no
(Spanish, Italian)
Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
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