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单词 to carry away the game
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to carry away the game
b. transitive. to carry away the game: to achieve victory or success in a particular endeavour. Also: to do well out of something; to profit from something. Obsolete.
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1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius iii. 404 The poore countrey bare the name, but others carryed away the game.
1603 tr. J. Hotman Ambassador sig. F5 He must..remember, that oftentimes the countenance carrieth away the game.
1650 A. Ascham Answer to Vindic. Dr. Hammond 2 The proverb is, He must have a good cause as well as a good tongue, that will overcome, else he will not easily carry away the game.
1676 Warning for House-keepers 5 When that we have bit the bloe We carry away the game.
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