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carries the day

carries the day is the third-person singular simple present indicative of carry the day.

Meaning of carry the day

Verb

carry the day (third-person singular simple present carries the day, present participle carrying the day, simple past and past participle carried the day)

  1. To lead to victory or success; to prevail.
    • Had it been poorly received it would have become the agency's problem, which would have made it her problem; now that it was well-received it was the client's instincts, insights and courage that had carried the day.2003, Jim Quigley, The Fourth Day, →ISBN, page 53
    Synonyms:
    carry it, win the day

Questions about carries the day

What is carries the day the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Carries the day is the third-person singular simple present indicative of carry the day.

Words near carries the day in the dictionary

  1. carries over
  2. carries owls to Athens
  3. carries someone's water
  4. carries the ball
  5. carries the can
  6. carries the day
  7. carries the mail
  8. carries the mantle
  9. carries the message to Garcia
  10. carries the torch
  11. carries the world before one

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