carry off
[verb]
Synonyms: kill, cut off, destroy, dispatch, down, finish, lay low, put away, slay, take off

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

carry something ↔ off phrasal verb (see also carry)

1. to do something difficult successfully:
I was flattered to be offered the job but wasn’t sure if I could carry it off.

2. to win a prize:
a film that carried off three Oscars

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

carry off
carry off (something)
to succeed in doing something.
A shaggy dog named Bugsy carries off some of the most amusing moments in the play.

She said she never lies because she doesn't have a good enough memory to carry it off.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

carry off something
carry off (something)
to succeed in doing something.
A shaggy dog named Bugsy carries off some of the most amusing moments in the play.

She said she never lies because she doesn't have a good enough memory to carry it off.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲