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2021-04-22 12:04
Fetch and carry (for somebody) verb phrase
To carry out small, simple, unskilled jobs or errands assigned by other people such as collecting or carrying things
He fetched and carried for his boss with the hope of getting promotion.
I expected my first job will teach me useful skills, but all I did was to fetch and carry for my employer.
That she often fetches and carries for her husband baffled me. Why doesn't he do such easy tasks himself?
The verb in this phrase must be conjugated according to its tense.
Originally, this term referred to dogs that were trained to carry different items for their owners. Since the late 1700s, it has been used on humans.
Do you see anything wrong?
Used to express something bad is happening again
Here we go again! Lisa has just asked to borrow my new dress.
