carry the mail
(chiefly, US, idiomatic) To work diligently; to serve as the principal performer of a demanding task or set of tasks.
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(chiefly, US, idiomatic) To work diligently; to serve as the principal performer of a demanding task or set of tasks.
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Carry coded describes someone who just has it in them to be the one who comes through — who seems built, by personality or circumstance or sheer stubbornness, to pull weight when others drop it. It's in their DNA. They'll stay late on a project no one else cares about. They'll make the comeback in a game that should've been a loss. They'll be the friend who shows up when everyone else makes excuses. Carry coded isn't always a compliment in the pure sense — it can imply someone has been conditioned into the role and struggles to let others step up — but it always signals a recognizable pattern of reliable, unilateral effort.