Chapter Carludovica to Carry the Day of C by Brewer's Phrase & Fable

Carry Coals (See Coals .)

Carry Everything before One (To). To be beyond competition; to carry off all the prizes. A military phrase. Similarly, a high wind carries everything before it.

Carry Fire in one Hand and Water in the other (To). To say one thing and mean another; to flatter, to deceive; to lull suspicion in order the better to work mischief.

“Altera manu fert aquam, altera ignem. Altera manu fert lapidem, altera panem ostentat.” Plautus.

Carry One's Point (To). To succeed in one's aim. Candidates in Rome were balloted for, and the votes were marked on a tablet by points. Hence, omne punctum ferre meant “to be carried nem. con., ” or to gain every vote; and “to carry one's point” is to carry off the points at which one aimed.

Carry Out (To) or Carry through. To continue a project to its completion.

Carry out one's Bat (To). A cricketer is said to carry out his bat when he is not “out” at the close of the game.

Carry Swords! Hold the drawn sword vertically, the blade against the shoulder (A military command.) (See above, Carry Arms .)

Carry the Day (To). To win the contest; to carry off the honours of the day. In Latin, victoriam reportare.