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carry the day
carry the day idiom
Win, prevail, as in At auctions the wealthiest bidders usually carry the day. [Late 1600s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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