C
Idioms beginning with "C"
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[carry coals to Newcastle] {v. phr.}
To do something unnecessary; bring or furnish something of which there is plenty.
The man who waters his grass after a good rain is carrying coals to Newcastle.
* /Joe was carrying coals to Newcastle when he […]
[carry off] {v.}
1. To cause death of; kill.
Years ago smallpox carried off hundreds of Indians of the Sioux tribe.
Compare: [WIPE OUT].
2. To succeed in winning.
Bob carried off honors in science.
* /Jim carried off two gold medals in the […]
[carry off the palm] or [bear off the palm] {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 […]
[carry on] {v.}
1. To work at; be busy with; manage.
Bill and his father carried on a hardware business.
Mr. Jones and Mr. Smith carried on a long correspondence with each other.
2. To keep doing as before; continue.
* /After his father […]
[carry one's cross] or {literary} [bear one's cross] {v. phr.}
To live with pain or trouble; keep on even though you suffer or have trouble.
Weak ankles are a cross Joe carries while the other boys play basketball.
* /We didn't know the cheerful […]
[carry out] {v.}
To put into action; follow; execute.
The generals were determined to carry out their plans to defeat the enemy.
John listened carefully and carried out the teacher's instructions.
[carry over] {v.}
1. To save for another time.
The store had some bathing suits it had carried over from last year.
What you learn in school should carry over into adult life.
2. To transfer (as a figure) from one column, page, or book to […]
[carry the ball] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To take the most important or difficult part in an action or business.
None of the other boys would tell the principal about their breaking the window, and John had to carry the ball.
* /When the going is […]
[carry the banner] {v. phr.}
To support a cause or an ideal with obvious advocacy.
Our college is carrying the banner for saving the humpback whale, which is on the list of endangered species.
[carry the day] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To win completely; to succeed in getting one's aim accomplished.
The defense attorney's summary before the jury helped him carry the day.