fetch and carry

Idioms  

1. 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.

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Example Sentences

All mice of Aunt Fannie’s years have nieces, and she used hers to fetch and carry for her.

From Literature

The Sea Kings are being used to pick up casualties needing urgent medical help, move special forces into position, and fetch and carry equipment.

From BBC

The Rhine is one of Europe's great working rivers and industry here relies on barges to fetch and carry raw materials and finished products to and from the power plants and factories that line the riverbank.

From BBC

It was she, then, who was sent to fetch and carry and deliver messages after dark, while the villagers stayed in their smoky cottages.

From Literature

“Let him! I’ll not fetch and carry for such a one. I think he’s half crocodile, with his grin and his stinking breath.”

From Literature