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he could not carry on a logical conversation
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Carry on with your work while I'm away.
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After he left I just tried to carry on as normal
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Carry on the good work!
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\carry something on doing sthHe carried on peeling the potatoes.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
carry something in your head — carry something in your head/mind/ phrase to remember information correctly without having to write it down Thesaurus: to remembersynonym Main entry: carry … Useful english dictionary
carry something in your mind — carry something in your head/mind/ phrase to remember information correctly without having to write it down Thesaurus: to remembersynonym Main entry: carry … Useful english dictionary
carry something away Nautical — lose a mast or other part of a ship through breakage. → carrots … English new terms dictionary
carry something into effect — put/bring/carry/something into effect phrase to start to use a plan or idea so that it becomes real and has practical results I hope the government will put the report’s main recommendations into effect. Thesaurus: to carry out a plansynonym Mai … Useful english dictionary
carry something over — retain something and apply or deal with it in a new context much of the wartime economic planning was carried over into the next decade ■ postpone an event the match had to be carried over till Sunday ■ another way of saying carry something… … Useful english dictionary
carry something too far — carry/take sth too ˈfar idiom to continue doing sth beyond reasonable limits Main entry: ↑faridiom … Useful english dictionary
carry something through — bring a project to completion policy blueprints are rarely carried through perfectly ■ bring something safely out of difficulties he was the only person who could carry the country through * * * ˌcarry sth ˈthrough derived to complete sth… … Useful english dictionary
carry something forward — transfer figures to a new page or account ■ keep something to use or deal with at a later time we carried forward a reserve, which allowed us to meet demands * * * ˌcarry sthˈforward derived (also ˌcarry sthˈover) to move a total amount from one… … Useful english dictionary
carry something out — 1 they carried out a Caesarean: CONDUCT, perform, implement, execute. 2 I carried out my promise to her: FULFIL, carry through, honour, redeem, make good; k … Useful english dictionary
carry something off — 1 she carried off four awards: WIN, secure, gain, achieve, collect; informal land, net, bag, scoop. 2 he has carried it off: SUCCEED, triumph, be victorious, be successful, do well … Useful english dictionary
