to deal successfully with something difficult
to win a prize
At last week’s Oscars, a small number of films carried off nearly all the prizes.
Both actors have the stylish self-confidence needed to carry off these roles.
I used the only impersonation that I can carry off with any degree of success.
Luckily, that was enough to allow them to behave sufficiently intimately to carry off their charade.
Then he sent plundering Orcs, and they carry off what they can, choosing always the black horses: few of these are now left.
she's very quick to pick things up, and i think she has the nerve to carry off this undercover job.
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There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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