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 winner in a game as a sign of victory.)
CARRY OFF THE PALM
Meaning of CARRY OFF THE PALM in English
American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012