carry off

1. (transitive)To transport away.

   I need a truck to carry off all this furniture.

2. (transitive)To steal or kidnap

   Bandits carried off most of the money.

3. (idiomatic, transitive)To act convincingly; to succeed at giving the impression of (e.g.) knowledge, confidence, or familiarity.

   The actress carried off a difficult performance with dash.

   He is carrying off his act, convincing them he was a nuclear scientist.

4. (transitive)To achieve (something); to succeed at (something).

   Despite a slow start in the race, he carried it off in the end.

   We didn't think they'd finish by the deadline, but they carried it off.

   be successful; achieve a goal

5. (transitive)To cause the death of.

   Malaria carried off many people.

6. (transitive)To win (a prize, etc.).

   After a closely-fought match, Oxford carried off the trophy.

1. Tom got carried off the field.

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2. Tom got carried off by a very large bird.

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3. She carried off all the prizes.

   ruОна выиграла все призы. — marafon

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4. Tom got carried off the field on a stretcher.

   deTom wurde auf einer Trage vom Spielfeld gebracht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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5. The waves carried me off my feet.

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irregular

• carry offкерувати, управлятиTo transport away.
• carry outвиконувати, винестиTo hold while moving it out.
• carry onпродовжувати, продовжитиTo continue or proceed as before.
• carry awayловити, пійматиTo steal; to take away.
• carry throughврятувати, рятуватиTo manage to execute; to perform successfully, all the way to the end.
• carry upTo convey or extend in an upward course or direction; to build.
• carry overUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see carry, over.
• carry forwardTo transfer to a new page, column, ledger, or similar entity.