carrysomethingoff
phrasal verbwithcarryverbuk/ˈkær.i/us/ˈker.i/
tosucceedin doing orachievingsomethingdifficult:
Ithoughthecarriedoff thepartof Hamlet withgreatskill.
She wasnervousabout giving atalkto hercolleagues, but shecarrieditoff very well.
to achieve something aimed for
- succeedIf you work hard, you'll succeed.
- thriveUniversity is a place where she will thrive.
- flourishHe tried journalism, but flourished as a novelist.
- triumphThe Labour Party triumphed in the election.
- bring something offShe's one of the few singers who can bring off such a difficult piece of music.
Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling
- A game
- accomplish
- achieve
- acquit
- actualize
- bear
- go (like/down) a bombidiom
- go from strength to strengthidiom
- go into orbitidiom
- go placesidiom
- go the whole hogidiom
- grade
- kill
- rise
- sewsomethingup
- slam dunk
- smash itidiom
- somewhere
- stand out
- streak ahead