[PW] Meaning and origin of "to carry someone else's water"

Michael Hart hart at pglaf.org
Tue Apr 3 12:50:40 PDT 2007



Is it now the accepted practice to insert a URL without any additional info
as to what is contained therein?

Also see:  hod carrier.


mh


On Tue, 3 Apr 2007, John P. Dyson wrote:

> Quoting "Doty, Fadia" <fadia.doty at sjvls.org>:
>
>> Patron would like to know the meaning and origin of the following
>> expression:
>>
>> "to carry someone else's water"
>
>
> http://www.word-detective.com/072104.html
>
> John Dyson
>
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