Definition of carry off
English to English verb - be successful; achieve a goal
She succeeded in persuading us all.
I managed to carry the box upstairs.
She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it.
The pianist negociated the difficult runs.
source: WordNet 3.0 - remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands.
The car carried us off to the meeting.
I'll take you away on a holiday.
I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry.
source: WordNet 3.0 - kill in large numbers
The plague wiped out an entire population.
source: WordNet 3.0
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