carry the day
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Verb[edit]
carry the day (third-person singular simple present carries the day, present participle carrying the day, simple past and past participle carried the day)
- To lead to victory or success; to prevail.
- Synonyms: carry it, win the day
- 2003, Jim Quigley, The Fourth Day, →ISBN, page 53:
- 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.
- 2013, Jerrold M. Packard, The Lincolns in the White House: Four Years That Shattered a Family, →ISBN:
- As for the president, Lincoln seemed to have earnestly believed at the outset of the fight that his men would carry the day.
- 2014, Mike Moran, Bill Hunt, Search Engine Marketing, Inc., →ISBN:
- As with the technology executive, your confidence about what the copywriters need to do will carry the day.