From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcarry something ↔ off phrasal verb1 SUCCEED IN DOING somethingto do something difficult successfully I was flattered to be offered the job but wasn’t sure if I could carry it off.2 WINto win a prize a film that carried off three Oscars → carry→ See Verb table
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carry off• At any minute Penumbra's killers could burst in here and carry you off.• The occasion was a solemn one, and he wondered a little nervously how she would carry it off.• The women raked us with their cold stares as Clarisa rose, picked Janir up and carried him off.• But if she let fitzAlan carry her off and marry her she would be completely powerless against a man who despised her.• They carry water off the fields without erosion.• On landing, it was Charles who carried the baby-basket off the plane and the nanny carried the bags.• The boy carries the bundle off the rock, the two men accompany him.• Jeff Tweedy gave a singularly honest, heartfelt performance that carried him off the stage and into the crowd. 