{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.)
BEAR OFF THE PALM
Meaning of BEAR OFF THE PALM in English
Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012