Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
carry\ off\ the\ palm — • carry off the palm • bear off the palm v. phr. literary To gain the victory; win. John carried off the palm in the tennis championship match. Our army bore off the palm in the battle. (From the fact that long ago a palm leaf was given to the… … Словарь американских идиом
carry off the palm — or[bear off the palm] {v. phr.}, {literary} To gain the victory; win. * /John carried off the palm in the tennis championship match./ * /Our army bore off the palm in the battle./ (From the fact that long ago a palm leaf was given to the winner… … Dictionary of American idioms
bear\ off\ the\ palm — • carry off the palm • bear off the palm v. phr. literary To gain the victory; win. John carried off the palm in the tennis championship match. Our army bore off the palm in the battle. (From the fact that long ago a palm leaf was given to the… … Словарь американских идиом
bear off the palm — See: CARRY OFF THE PALM … Dictionary of American idioms
bear off the palm — See: CARRY OFF THE PALM … Dictionary of American idioms
carry off — Synonyms and related words: abduce, abduct, accomplish, achieve, annihilate, bear the palm, bereave of life, bring about, bring off, bring through, bring to effect, bring to pass, capture, carry, carry away, carry into effect, carry into… … Moby Thesaurus
palm — palm1 [päm] n. [ME palme < OE palm < L palma: so named because its leaf somewhat resembles the palm of the hand] 1. any of an order (Arecales) of tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees and shrubs, having a woody, usually unbranched … English World dictionary
palm — See: CARRY OFF THE PALM, GREASE ONE S PALM, ITCHING PALM … Dictionary of American idioms
palm — See: CARRY OFF THE PALM, GREASE ONE S PALM, ITCHING PALM … Dictionary of American idioms
palm — See: carry off the palm, grease one s palm, itching palm … Словарь американских идиом
