to carry something to extremes

  • 1carry — car|ry1 W1S1 [ˈkæri] v past tense and past participle carried present participle carrying third person singular carries ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(lift and take)¦ 2¦(vehicle/ship/plane)¦ 3¦(pipe/wire etc)¦ 4¦(move something)¦ 5¦(have with you)¦ …

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  • 2carry — car|ry1 [ keri ] verb *** ▸ 1 take someone/something somewhere ▸ 2 have goods for sale ▸ 3 spread disease ▸ 4 always have a feeling ▸ 5 publish/broadcast something ▸ 6 have a guarantee ▸ 7 win election ▸ 8 do someone else s work ▸ 9 lead to… …

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  • 3carry — 1 verb carried, carrying 1 LIFT AND TAKE (T) to take something somewhere in your hands or arms, on your back etc: A porter helped me carry my luggage. | Let me carry that for you. | carry sth around/out/to etc: I m not carrying it around all day! …

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  • 4carry */*/*/ — UK [ˈkærɪ] / US [ˈkerɪ] verb Word forms carry : present tense I/you/we/they carry he/she/it carries present participle carrying past tense carried past participle carried 1) [transitive] to hold someone or something using your hands, arms, or… …

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  • 5carry — [[t]kæ̱ri[/t]] ♦ carries, carrying, carried 1) VERB If you carry something, you take it with you, holding it so that it does not touch the ground. [V n] He was carrying a briefcase... [V n prep/adv] He carried the plate through to the dining room …

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  • 6go to extremes — 1. To go too far 2. To use extreme measures • • • Main Entry: ↑extreme * * * go to extremes take/​carry something to extremes phrase to do something much more than is usual or reasonable This is political correctness taken to extremes. Thesaurus …

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  • 7carry*/*/*/ — [ˈkæri] verb 1) [T] to hold someone or something using your hands, arms, or body and take them somewhere Do you mind carrying this box for me?[/ex] Sarah carried her cup of coffee back to her desk.[/ex] Luke was carrying the boy on his… …

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  • 8extreme — I UK [ɪkˈstriːm] / US [ɪkˈstrɪm] adjective ** 1) [only before noun] very great in degree extreme poverty/hardship Use extreme caution when driving in wet conditions. Will the clothing give protection against extreme cold? 2) considered… …

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  • 9extreme — ex|treme1 [ ık strim ] adjective ** 1. ) only before noun very great in degree: extreme poverty/hardship Use extreme caution when driving in wet conditions. Will the clothing give protection against extreme cold? 2. ) considered unreasonable by… …

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  • 10extreme — ex|treme1 W3S3 [ıkˈstri:m] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: extrême, from Latin extremus most outward , from exter; EXTERNAL] 1.) [only before noun] very great in degree ▪ Extreme poverty still exists in many rural areas. extreme… …

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