to carry off most of the medals - выиграть большую часть медалей
to carry it off - не подать виду, глазом не моргнуть
he carried it off very cleverly - он очень ловко выпутался
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
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 … New idioms dictionary
carry off — index carry away, dislodge, distrain, hijack, hold up (rob), kidnap, loot, perpetrate … Law dictionary
carry off — ► carry off 1) take away by force. 2) (of a disease) kill. 3) succeed in doing. Main Entry: ↑carry … English terms dictionary
carry off — verb 1. kill in large numbers the plague wiped out an entire population • Syn: ↑eliminate, ↑annihilate, ↑extinguish, ↑eradicate, ↑wipe out, ↑decimate • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
carry off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms carry off : present tense I/you/we/they carry off he/she/it carries off present participle carrying off past tense carried off past participle carried off 1) to deal successfully with something difficult Both… … English dictionary
carry off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you carry something off, you do it successfully. [V n P] He s got the experience and the authority to carry it off. [Also V P n (not pron)] 2) PHRASAL VERB If you carry off a prize or a trophy, you win it. [V P n (not pron) … English dictionary
carry off — verb a) To transport away. I need a truck to carry off all this furniture. b) To act convincingly; to succeed at giving the impression of (e.g.) knowledge, confide … Wiktionary
carry off — phr verb Carry off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑award, ↑booty … Collocations 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 … New idioms dictionary
carry\ off\ the\ palm — • carry off the palm • bear off the palm v. phr. literary To gain the victory; win. John carried off the palm in the tennis championship match. Our army bore off the palm in the battle. (From the fact that long ago a palm leaf was given to the… … Словарь американских идиом
carry off — Synonyms and related words: abduce, abduct, accomplish, achieve, annihilate, bear the palm, bereave of life, bring about, bring off, bring through, bring to effect, bring to pass, capture, carry, carry away, carry into effect, carry into… … Moby Thesaurus
