n.
a water ouzel of western North America

carry water Idiom, Proverb

blood is thicker than water

blood relationships are stronger than a marriage ceremony "When my wife supported her dad in a fight with me, I said, ""So blood is thicker than water."""

blow you out of the water

defeat you, humiliate you If you challenge his leadership, he'll blow you out of the water.

come hell or high water

no matter what happens, by any means I'll buy that ranch, come hell or high water. I'm determined.

dead in the water

not competitive, not qualified to compete, haven't got a hope When you're job hunting, if you don't have a resume you're dead in the water.

deep water

serious trouble or difficulty He will be in deep water if he doesn

fish out of water

someone who does not fit in He was like a fish out of water at the expensive restaurant.

head above water

out of difficulty, clear of trouble Although he works very hard he is not able to keep his head above water financially.

hell and high water

troubles or difficulties of any kind They went through hell and high water in order to get the food to the flood victims.

hold water

be logical, be sensible He can't be in two places at once. His story doesn't hold water.

hot water

trouble He has been in hot water at work since he took a week off with no excuse.

carry (someone's) water

To be abject to and careless of someone; to do someone's bidding. The absolutist fabricated abiding to beleaguer himself with those who would agilely backpack his water. I abhorrence my job. I accept to backpack my boss's baptize or accident accepting fired!Learn more: carry, water

carry baptize for (someone)

1. To serve, assist, or accomplish abject or difficult tasks for some person, group, or organization. Internships are a abundant way to accretion applied assignment experience, but you'll be the one accustomed baptize for the aggregation while you're there. Immigrant workers are best generally the ones who backpack baptize for acreage owners and architecture firms.2. To abutment a person, organization, or account that one would not in absoluteness endorse, as due to pressure, force, or businesslike reasons. Once adopted to congress, I anon accomplished that you charge backpack baptize for abounding groups that run adverse to your own claimed politics. Though I alone begin him repugnant, I agitated baptize for him for two years because I anticipation it would accessible up abounding career opportunities.Learn more: carry, water

carry (someone's) water

To abutment someone, abnormally in an abject or careless manner.Learn more: carry, water

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