Idioms for fetch
fetch and carry,
to perform menial tasks.
Origin of fetch
1
before 1000; Middle English
fecchen, Old English
fecc(e)an, variant of
fetian to fetch (compare Middle English
feten, fetten, British dialect
fet; akin to Old English
-fat in
sīthfat journey, German
fassen to grasp)
synonym study for fetch
1. See
bring.
OTHER WORDS FROM fetch
fetch·er, nounWords nearby fetch
British Dictionary definitions for fetch and carry (1 of 2)
fetch
1
/ (fɛtʃ) /
verb (mainly tr)
noun
Word Origin for fetch
Old English
feccan; related to Old Norse
feta to step, Old High German
sih fazzōn to climb
British Dictionary definitions for fetch and carry (2 of 2)
fetch
2
/ (fɛtʃ) /
noun
the ghost or apparition of a living person
Word Origin for fetch
C18: of unknown origin
Idioms and Phrases with fetch and carry
fetch and carry
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.