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carry water forTo perform menial tasks for; to serve; to assist.Rate it:

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carry someone's waterTo do someone's bidding; to serve someone's interests.Rate it:

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given a basket to carry waterAssigned an impossible or ridiculous task.Rate it:

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walk softly and carry a big stickAlternative form of speak softly and carry a big stick.Rate it:

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carry outTo hold while moving something out.Rate it:

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carry a torch forTo harbor feelings of love despite not being in a relationship; generally unrequited or after a relationship has ended, and sometimes implying secret feelings. There is the implication of keeping hope alive.Rate it:

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carry awayTo break under sudden pressure of violent wind.Rate it:

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carry one's weightTo contribute or produce one's fair share, as of work, money, etc.Rate it:

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carry outTo fulfill.Rate it:

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carry overTo inherit, to inspireRate it:

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carry the message to garciaTo perform a requisite task despite obstacles.Rate it:

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Carry the BallTo ensure the completion of task/job perfectlyRate it:

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carry a torch forRemain feel the pain of unreciprocated love for.Rate it:

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carry onTo have an illicit sexual liaison.Rate it:

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speak softly and carry a big stickDo not boast or utter verbal threats, but do make others aware that you are prepared to use physical force if necessary.Rate it:

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carry coals to newcastleTo do something that is unneeded or redundant.Rate it:

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carry onTo have or maintain.Rate it:

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carry the message to garciaTo perform a requisite task without having been informed specifically by what method to do so.Rate it:

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carry throughTo manage to execute; to perform successfully, all the way to the end.Rate it:

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carry a torchMaintain a quiet emotional interest in another.Rate it:

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carry a tuneTo produce music, especially to sing, with accurate pitch.Rate it:

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Carry Coals to NewcastleTo bring extra, to do anything pointless and needlessRate it:

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carry forwardThis term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.Rate it:

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carry offKnowledge, confidence, or familiarity.Rate it:

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carry offTo transport away.Rate it:

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carry onTo act or behave; especially to act or behave so as to attract attention.Rate it:

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carry onTo continue or proceed as before.Rate it:

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carry onTo take baggage or luggage onto an airplane, rather than check it.Rate it:

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carry one's own weightA variant of carry one's weight.Rate it:

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carry oneselfTo move, especially emphasising the manner in which one moves.Rate it:

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carry oneselfTo behave, especially with respect to how one's speech, body language, facial expressions, and grooming convey one's opinion concerning oneself.Rate it:

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carry overThis term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.Rate it:

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carry overTo transfer (something) to a later point in time.Rate it:

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carry overUsed other than as an idiom. To transport over by carrying.Rate it:

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carry the canTo take responsibility, especially in a challenging situation.Rate it:

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carry the mailTo work diligently; to serve as the principal performer of a demanding task or set of tasks.Rate it:

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Carry the Weight of the World on Your ShouldersTo think yourself responsible to resolve the problems of whole worldRate it:

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carry upTo convey or extend in an upward course or direction; to build.Rate it:

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couldn't carry a note in a bucketnot musically talented, unable to sing.Rate it:

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fetch and carryperform menial tasks or errands to help someone elseRate it:

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hari-kari (hara-kiri, harry carry)suicide; to commit suicide; a less common spelling of hara-kiri; to slice oneself open with a ritual sword (a gross simplification of the actual Japanese expression)Rate it:

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talk softly and carry a big stickAlternative form of speak softly and carry a big stick.Rate it:

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blood in the waterIn 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, and/or enhanced expectation of victory by the other(s).Rate it:

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blood is thicker than waterFamily relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.1866, Anthony Trollope, The Belton Estate, ch. 30,Blood is thicker than water, is it not? If cousins are not friends, who can be?circa 1915, Lucy Fitch Perkins, The Scotch Twins, ch. 5,The old clans are scattered now, but blood is thicker than water still, and you're welcome to the fireside of your kinsman!Rate it:

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get the dirty water off one's chestTo get sexual satisfaction, especially after a period of abstinence.Rate it:

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Make Your Mouth WaterTo be intimidated by something in such a way that you feel inclined towards it and desperately desire of eating or drinking by feeling pleasureRate it:

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under waterIn difficulty, especially financial.Rate it:

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water canAny of several species of Nuphar; the yellow frog lily; so called from the shape of the seed vessel.Rate it:

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water is exceeding up the headwhen every thing goes wrong and nothing is controlableRate it:

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water is wetA statement of the obvious.Rate it:

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