fetch and carry
fetch and carry (for someone)
To perform menial tasks or errands at the behest of someone else. I thought the internship would teach me valuable skills in business, but all I did was fetch and carry for the office manager.
See also: and, carry, fetch
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
fetch and carry
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.
See also: and, carry, fetch
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
fetch and carry
go backwards and forwards bringing things to someone in a servile fashion.This phrase was originally used to refer to a dog retrieving game that had been shot.
See also: and, carry, fetch
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
fetch and ˈcarry (for somebody)
be always doing small jobs for somebody; act as if you were somebody’s servant: I hate having to fetch and carry for my husband all day. Why can’t he do more for himself?See also: and, carry, fetch
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- fetch and carry (for someone)
- hewers of wood and drawers of water
- carry water for (someone)
- gofer
- gopher
- sandbag
- dogsbody
- busy work
- beat out
- beat something out