carrywaterfor (third-person singular simple presentcarries water for,present participlecarrying water for,simple past and past participlecarried water for)
- (transitive,idiomatic) To performmenial 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.
1967, Sarah Gainham,Night falls on the city, page558:Julie heard a woman's voice saying that she certainly was not going tocarry water for any conceited bitches who thought themselves too good for ordinary....
2003, Barbara Ewing,The Trespass, page329:For such a caring man she wouldcarry water for the rest of her life: no man of her acquaintance would have done what Edward Cooper did, for a woman.
2006, Larry Bond with James DeFelice,First Team: Angels of Wrath, page375:"We won't get another chance to talk, so tell me,deab: is Peter the man tocarry water for me between the Israelis and the Palestinians, or should I find another horse for that plow?
2008, Ralph Reed,Dark Horse, page229:His job was to watch Stanton's back, notcarry water for his ex-boss.
