English Dictionary

carry water for

動詞

慣用表現 他動詞

(transitive, idiomatic) 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.

日本語の意味

へつらう、下働きをする / 補佐する、奉仕する / 政治や現実的な事情により、実際には完全に支持していない信念や人物、団体を宣伝・支援する

I had to carry water for the manager all summer, fetching coffee, photocopying documents, and running errands.

その夏、私はマネージャーのために雑用をしなければならず、コーヒーを運んだり、書類をコピーしたり、用事を頼まれたりしました。

意味（1）

(transitive, idiomatic) 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....

carries water for （ present singular third-person ）

carrying water for （ participle present ）

carried water for （ participle past ）

carried water for （ past ）