carry the day

carry the day
carry the day & win the day
to be successful; to win a competition, argument, etc. (Originally meaning to win a battle.) •

Our team didn't play well at first, but we won the day in the end.

Preparation won the day and James passed his exams.

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{v. phr.}, {informal} To win completely; to succeed in getting one's aim accomplished. * /The defense attorney's summary before the jury helped him carry the day./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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