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.

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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.