CARRY (SOMETHING) OFF


Meaning of CARRY (SOMETHING) OFF in English

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

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.