carry someone around (with oneself)

carry someone around (with oneself)
carry someone around(with oneself)
1. Lit. to be the source of transport for someone, usually a child. •

I'm tired of carrying this baby around with me everywhere. Can't I buy a baby carriage?

I always carry around my child with me.

2. Fig. to have in mind the memory or a sense of presence of another person with oneself. •

I have been carrying my dead grandfather around with me for years.

She carries around her brother with her in her memories.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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