Someone carried off my books!
•I think someone carried off the lawn chairs last night.
2. Fig. to make a planned event work out successfully. •It was a huge party, but the hostess carried it off beautifully.
•The magician carried off the trick with great skill.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
carry something off — 1 she carried off four awards: WIN, secure, gain, achieve, collect; informal land, net, bag, scoop. 2 he has carried it off: SUCCEED, triumph, be victorious, be successful, do well … Useful english dictionary
carry something off — succeed in doing something difficult. → carrots … English new terms dictionary
carry something off — she carried off four awards Syn: win, secure, gain, achieve, collect; informal land, net, bag, scoop … Thesaurus of popular words
ˌcarry sth ˈoff — phrasal verb to deal successfully with something difficult Both actors have the confidence needed to carry off these roles.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
carry someone/something off — take someone or something away by force bandits carried off his mule ■ (of a disease) kill someone Parkinson s disease carried him off in September … Useful english dictionary
The Brothers Carry-Mouse-Off — Infobox Hollywood cartoon cartoon name = The Brothers Carry Mouse Off series = Tom and Jerry caption = director = Jim Pabian Maurice Noble story artist = Chuck Jones Jim Pabian animator = Tom Ray Ben Washam Ken Harris Don Towsley Dick Thompson… … Wikipedia
pull something off — ACHIEVE, fulfil, succeed in, accomplish, bring off, carry off, perform, discharge, complete, clinch, fix, effect, engineer. → pull * * * informal succeed in achieving or winning something difficult he pulled off a brilliant first round win * * *… … Useful english dictionary
bring something off — Syn: achieve, accomplish, bring about, succeed in, pull off, carry off, manage … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
pull something off — Syn: achieve, fulfil, succeed in, accomplish, bring off, carry off, clinch, fix … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
carry off — verb 1. kill in large numbers the plague wiped out an entire population • Syn: ↑eliminate, ↑annihilate, ↑extinguish, ↑eradicate, ↑wipe out, ↑decimate • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
carry — verb (carries, carrying, carried) 1》 move or transport from one place to another. ↘have on one s person wherever one goes. ↘conduct; transmit. ↘be infected with (a disease) and liable to transmit it to others. 2》 support the weight of … English new terms dictionary
