Carry all before (one) In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "carry all before (one)", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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Meaning of Carry all before (one)

Carry all before (one) verb phrase

If you say that you carry all before you, you mean that you successfully defeat all of your opponents in a battle or a competition.

I'm not amazed when Jane carried all before her and became the representative of the brand.

Jason, a rising tennis player, carried all before him in three sets.

Donal Trump carried all before him and became the 45th president of the United States.

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cave in

To fall suddenly and heavily to the ground

to win by a nose

To win only by a smaill amount; to win narrowly

succeed by narrow margin

To narrowly succeed or defeat someone in something

win (something) by a hair

To succeed in something by only a small amount

the best of a bad bunch/lot

The best person or the best thing of a group in which none is good.

Grammar and Usage of Carry all before (one)

Verb Forms

  • carries all before (one)
  • carried all before (one)
  • carrying all before (one)

The verb "carry" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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Eat my dust

To be outperformed or outrun by someone, usually by a very wide margin.

Example:

You have to be quicker to finish this task or you will eat other my dust.

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