fetch and carry

Idioms and Phrases

Do errands and other menial tasks, as in She was hired as administrative assistant, but all she does is fetch and carry for the department's supervisor . This expression originally alluded to dogs that were taught to carry various objects for their masters. It has been applied to humans since the late 1700s.

Example Sentences

I'd be nothing but a corporation lawyer, a well-paid fetch-and-carry for the rich thieves that huddle together there.

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The fetch-and-carry butterflies know exactly where to go to for the tint the world-flower-painters want.

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Who are the fetch-and-carry butterflies, and who are the world-flower-painters?

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