carry the day

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Idioms and Phrases

Win, prevail, as in At auctions the wealthiest bidders usually carry the day . [Late 1600s]

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But playing defense and rejecting Trump and his allies’ cases won’t be enough to carry the day.

The crackdown is incongruous, because Zimbabwe has a long history of street currency dealers whose unofficial rates often carry the day.

“City, county, police, prosecutors, we are all unified. We will not allow acts of violence to carry the day in our city.”

Then, the holding of those middle justices would carry the day - and also create a muddle for lower courts.

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But that line of argument clearly didn’t carry the day.

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