by robynmr May 25, 2022

When somebody dumps an unpleasant task on you with the expectation that you must immediately do something about it, especially when the task in question is completely outside your ordinary area of responsibility.
My elderly father lives 150 miles away but he just called telling me he has fallen on the floor and can't get up, as usual he gives me more bags of shit to hold.
by Gingerbread Demon May 29, 2023

meant for people with an ugly laughter, because they probably just sound like a horse
(shut up, be quiet, etc,...)
(shut up, be quiet, etc,...)
by aye ma name DeShawn January 7, 2018

by MemeLord17 June 27, 2017

by BigN9ne June 23, 2023

A phrase meaning "I will assist but not actively participate." This is derived from a period where apprentices would hold a candle for their master to work. Related to the phrase "couldn't hold a candle", when a person is being described as being so inadequate that they were not fit to assist.
John: "The engine is shot. I'll have to take the whole thing apart to figure it out."
Melissa: "I'll hold the candle."
Melissa: "I'll hold the candle."
by Cobalticus January 19, 2017

by Ang33l March 30, 2022
