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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
To carry water for
Notwithstanding the abundance of evidence that Russia hacked our political institutions during the presidential campaign and dumped documents in an effort to meddle in our political affairs, President-elect Trump’s comments this morning continue to contradict our intelligence professionals and carry water for the Kremlin,” Schiff said on Wednesday. (The senior Democrat on the intelligence committee, Adam Schiff of California.)
What does the expression "carry water for the Kremlin" mean in the above?
What does the expression "carry water for the Kremlin" mean in the above?
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Anonymous What does the expression "carry water for the Kremlin" mean in the above? org/wiki/carry_water_for The usage in your quote does seem to stray somewhat from the usual definitions, which usually include the idea that one does not fully support what one says. Here "to carry water for the Kremlin" seems more to mean "take Russia's point of view" and thus, perhaps, "support Russia".
- Anonymous What does the expression "carry water for the Kremlin" mean in the above?
- org/wiki/carry_water_for The usage in your quote does seem to stray somewhat from the usual definitions, which usually include the idea that one does not fully support what one says.
- Here "to carry water for the Kremlin" seems more to mean "take Russia's point of view" and thus, perhaps, "support Russia".
- In slang you might hear "kiss up to Russia".
- CJ
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AnonymousWhat does the expression "carry water for the Kremlin" mean in the above?carry water for: be forced by politics or pragmatism to endorse or promote a belief, individual, or organization that in reality one does not fully support
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