Carry on!

By Rosamund Place | May 11, 2017

 

1. [Match]

Can you deduce the dictionary meaning of these uses of the verb ‘carry’?

Answers for Quiz [1].

  • 1. continue, proceed
    (correct)
  • 2. be / get overcome by an emotion, especially by enthusiasm
    (correct)
  • 3. have an affair (with)
    (correct)
  • 4. sustain / help through a difficult period
    (correct)
  • 5. informal – take responsibility for a failure, mistake or misdeed
    (correct)
  • 6. lose control, or a sense of proportion
    (correct)
  • 7. informal – have some innocent fun with
    (correct)
  • 8. hold (eg a conversation) (correct)
  • 9. take away by force
    (correct)
  • 10. transfer (to the next page, column etc)
    (correct)
  • 11. perform, execute (correct)
  • 12. win (correct)
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