| 单词 | carry the ball |
| 释义 | carry the ballSEE SYNONYMS FOR carry the ball ON THESAURUS.COM Take charge, advance a cause, as in In our lab any of the assistants can carry the ball. This usage comes from such sports as football, where the ball-carrying player gives the team yardage or a touchdown. By the early 1900s it was being transferred to other endeavors. Words nearby carry the ballcarry off, carry-on, carry-out, carry-over, carry permit, carry the ball, carry the can, carry the day, carry the torch, carry through, carry too far The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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