carry on
To work at; be busy with; manage.
Bill and his father carried on a hardware business.
Mr. Jones and Mr. Smith carried on a long correspondence with each other.
The business associates decided to carry on their discussion in the hotel bar instead of the conference room.
To keep doing as before; continue.
After his father died, Bill carried on with the business.
The colonel told the soldiers to carry on while he was gone.
Though tired and hungry, the Scouts carried on until they reached camp.
Even in the face of disaster, the inhabitants carried on as though nothing had happened.
To behave in a noisy, foolish, and troublesome manner.
The boys carried on in the swimming pool until the lifeguard ordered them out.
To make too great a show of feeling, such as anger, grief, and pain.
John carried on for ten minutes after he hit his thumb with the hammer.
I can’t believe that John carried on so much just because his dog died. He looked depressed and cried for weeks after it happened.
To act in an immoral or scandalous way; act disgracefully.
The townspeople said that he was carrying on with a neighbor girl.
carry one's cross
bear one's cross
To live with pain or trouble; keep on even though you suffer or have trouble.
Weak ankles are a cross Joe carries while the other boys play basketball.
We didn't know the cheerful woman was bearing her cross, a son in prison.
carry out
To put into action; follow; execute.
The generals were determined to carry out their plans to defeat the enemy.
John listened carefully and carried out the teacher's instructions.
It’s easy to write down a plan for losing weight, but much harder to carry it out.
carry over
To save for another time.
The store had some bathing suits it had carried over from last year.
What you learn in school should carry over into adult life.
To transfer (as a figure) from one column, page, or book to another.
When he added up the figures, he carried over the total into the next year's account book.
To continue in another place.
The story was carried over to the next page.
carry the ball
To take the most important or difficult part in an action or business.
Брать наиболее важную или трудную часть работы или проекта; быть ответственным за что-то.
None of the other boys would tell the principal about their breaking the window, and John had to carry the ball.
When the going is rough, Fred can always be depended on to carry the ball.
The director decided to let his assistant carry the ball on the assignment for the new contract.
Директор принял решение позволить своему ассистенту быть ответственным за задание по подписанию нового контракта.
The director let his assistant carry the ball on the assignment for the new sale's contract.
Директор позволил своему ассистенту взять на себя ответственность за распределение по новому торговому контракту.
Davis had to carry the ball while the boss was away.
Девис пришлось быть за главного, пока ее начальник отсутствовал.
carry the banner
To support a cause or an ideal with obvious advocacy.
Our college is carrying the banner for saving the humpback whale, which is on the list of endangered species.
carry the day
To win completely; to succeed in getting one's aim accomplished.
The defense attorney's summary before the jury helped him carry the day.
carry through
To put into action.
Mr. Green was not able to carry through his plans for a hike because he broke his leg.
To do something you have planned; put a plan into action.
Jean makes good plans but she cannot carry through with any of them.
To keep (someone) from failing or stopping; bring through; help.
When the tire blew out, the rules Jim had learned in driving class carried him through safely.