carry the water

v. to take on the primary responsibility; to ensure that something is accomplished, usually even though it may be someone else's job.

This always happens - engineering is being asked to carry the water for marketing's mistakes again.

by pseudo_pseudo May 27, 2010

chop wood carry water

Chop Wood Carry Water means to do the things you need to do to achieve your aim. Hardwork, labour, persistent all muffled together over a long period of time, will result into goals achieved. It's the name of a book tho.

Chop Wood Carry Water man. It's not going to get any easier.

by Brainydaps January 13, 2023