carry on (with something)
- carry on (with something)
carry on (with something)
to continue doing something. (Compare this with
carry something
on.) •
Please carry on with your singing.
•
Tom carried on with his boring speech for twenty minutes.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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carry on with something — ˌcarry ˈon (with sth) | ˌcarry sthˈon derived to continue doing sth • Carry on with your work while I m away. • After he left I just tried to carry on as normal (= do the things I usually do). • … Useful english dictionary
carry through (with something) — ˌcarry ˈthrough (on/with sth) derived (NAmE) to do what you have said you will do • He has proved he can carry through on his promises. Main entry: ↑carryderived … Useful english dictionary
carry through (on something) — ˌcarry ˈthrough (on/with sth) derived (NAmE) to do what you have said you will do • He has proved he can carry through on his promises. Main entry: ↑carryderived … Useful english dictionary
be burdened with something — literary phrase to be carrying something heavy Thesaurus: to carry something or someonesynonym Main entry: burden … Useful english dictionary
carry through something — carry through (something) to complete something successfully. We ll need a qualified and experienced planner to carry through the study. Usage notes: often used in the form carry through with something or carry through on something: I think they… … New idioms dictionary
carry through — (something) to complete something successfully. We ll need a qualified and experienced planner to carry through the study. Usage notes: often used in the form carry through with something or carry through on something: I think they lack the will… … New idioms dictionary
Something Wicked This Way Comes (novel) — Something Wicked This Way Comes … Wikipedia
load something down (with something) — ˌload sb/sth ˈdown (with sth) derived usually passive to give sb/sth a lot of heavy things to carry Syn: weigh down • She was loaded down with bags of groceries. Main entry: ↑load … Useful english dictionary
load somebody down (with something) — ˌload sb/sth ˈdown (with sth) derived usually passive to give sb/sth a lot of heavy things to carry Syn: weigh down • She was loaded down with bags of groceries. Main entry: ↑load … Useful english dictionary
carry — car|ry1 W1S1 [ˈkæri] v past tense and past participle carried present participle carrying third person singular carries ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(lift and take)¦ 2¦(vehicle/ship/plane)¦ 3¦(pipe/wire etc)¦ 4¦(move something)¦ 5¦(have with you)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
carry — car|ry1 [ keri ] verb *** ▸ 1 take someone/something somewhere ▸ 2 have goods for sale ▸ 3 spread disease ▸ 4 always have a feeling ▸ 5 publish/broadcast something ▸ 6 have a guarantee ▸ 7 win election ▸ 8 do someone else s work ▸ 9 lead to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English