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carry the mail en · VERB
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(US, idiomatic) To work diligently; to serve as the principal performer of a demanding task or set of tasks.
To say the Pittsburgh Penguins are a top-heavy club is an understatement. . . . The club is therefore completely reliant on Crosby and Co. to carry the mail up front.
2011 April 12, Kent Wilson, “Sidney Crosby's historic season”, in ESPN.com, retrieved 05 Mar 2014:The coaches will say, "We have two starters at running back," but the guy who'll carry the mail is DeMarco Murray.
2012 June 28, “Dallas Cowboys”, in Sports Illustrated, retrieved 05 Mar 2014:"My objective was to carry the mail for the President, working with the Congress, forging that new bill."
1986 January 8, Keith Schneider, “Agriculture Chief to Quit: Reagan Hails Block Tenure”, in New York Times, retrieved 05 Mar 2014:
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carry the can