fetch and carry
Do others' bidding
Fetch and carry means to perform menial errands or act as a servant, retrieving and delivering things for someone else.
The phrase often carries a note of resentment or indignity—being reduced to basic physical tasks beneath one's abilities or station: I'm not here to fetch and carry for you.
Dogs fetch; servants fetch and carry.
- bringCarry to someone
- errandShort task away from home
- lackeyServile follower or minion
- flunkyServile subordinate
- assistantOne who aids another
aide · porter · servant · gofer · dogsbody · personal assistant · helper · drudgery · beck and call · factotum · minion · retrieve · servility · grunt work · intern · underling · yes man · do one's bidding
fetch and carrydelegate
Entrust authority to another
command · call the shots · direct · boss around · rule the roost
fetch and carrydelegate
Entrust authority to another
farm out · pass the buck · outsource · supervise · manage
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