- bring off something
- bring off (something)
to succeed in doing something.
Only a megacorporation has the resources to bring off this kind of deal.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
bring off something
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bring off — (something) to succeed in doing something. Only a megacorporation has the resources to bring off this kind of deal … New idioms dictionary
bring off — verb be successful; achieve a goal She succeeded in persuading us all I managed to carry the box upstairs She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it The pianist negociated the difficult runs • Syn: ↑pull off, ↑negociate, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bring off — PHRASAL VERB If you bring off something difficult, you do it successfully. [V P n (not pron)] They were about to bring off an even bigger coup... [V n P] He thought his book would change society. But he didn t bring it off … English dictionary
bring off — ► bring off achieve (something) successfully. Main Entry: ↑bring … English terms dictionary
bring off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms bring off : present tense I/you/we/they bring off he/she/it brings off present participle bringing off past tense brought off past participle brought off to succeed in doing something difficult If they can… … English dictionary
bring off — verb a) To succeed in doing something considered to be very difficult. I dont know how, but he managed to bring off the Acme Foods deal. b) To rescue; to liberate. Ill be taen too, Or bring him off … Wiktionary
To bring off — Bring Bring, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brought}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bringing}.] [OE. bringen, AS. bringan; akin to OS. brengian, D. brengen, Fries. brenga, OHG. bringan, G. bringen, Goth. briggan.] 1. To convey to the place where the speaker is or is to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bring off — {v.} To do (something difficult); perform successfully (an act of skill); accomplish (something requiring unusual ability). * /By skillful discussion, Mr. White had brought off an agreement that had seemed impossible to get./ * /He tried several… … Dictionary of American idioms
bring off — {v.} To do (something difficult); perform successfully (an act of skill); accomplish (something requiring unusual ability). * /By skillful discussion, Mr. White had brought off an agreement that had seemed impossible to get./ * /He tried several… … Dictionary of American idioms
bring\ off — v To do (something difficult); perform successfully (an act of skill); accomplish (something requiring unusual ability). By skillful discussion, Mr. White had brought off an agreement that had seemed impossible to get. He tried several times to… … Словарь американских идиом
