CARRY THE DAY meaning: Win or prevail in situation - OneLook

Usually means: Win or prevail in situation.

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carry the day: Merriam-Webster
carry the day: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
carry the day: Collins English Dictionary
carry the day: Wiktionary
carry the day: Dictionary.com
Carry the Day (album): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Carry the Day: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
carry the day: TheFreeDictionary.com

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carry the day: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (carry the day)

▸ verb: To lead to victory or success; to prevail.

Similar:

win the day, prevail, carry, carry all before one, overcome, triumph, obtain, live to fight another day, carry off, come, more...

Opposite:

lose, fail, be defeated, come up short

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Similar:

win the day, prevail, carry, carry all before one, overcome, triumph, obtain, live to fight another day, carry off, come, more...

Opposite:

lose, fail, be defeated, come up short

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