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View synonyms for bring off
bring off
verb
- to succeed in achieving (something), esp with difficulty or contrary to expectations
he managed to bring off the deal
- slang.to cause to have an orgasm
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Usage
The second sense of this word was formerly considered to be taboo, and it was labelled as such in previous editions of Collins English Dictionary . However, it has now become acceptable in speech, although some older or more conservative people may object to its use
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Idioms and Phrases
Accomplish, achieve successfully, as in We managed to bring off a wonderful performance . [Early 1900s]Advertisement
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from 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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