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2006-11-30 01:48:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
If someone CARRIES THE DAY, he is the winner in a battle, argument, debate, competition etc.
The orator was trying to carry the day by an emotional speech.
2006-12-01 18:07:49 · answer #1 · answered by asok c 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carry The day usually refers to winning or accomplishing something. If someone says you carried the day then they are referring to the fact that you've acomplished something or succeded in something.
This idiom is also associated with winning.
2006-11-30 02:02:34 · answer #2 · answered by Josh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When someone is said to "carry the day" they have come out ahead, or won.
2006-11-30 01:53:33 · answer #3 · answered by mom23kittens 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋