carry off 1

verbdomain: v society
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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Definition

be successful; achieve a goal

  • 1.I managed to carry the box upstairs
  • 2.She succeeded in persuading us all
  • 3.The pianist negociated the difficult runs
  • 4.She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it

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