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Brewer's: Carry Coals

(See Coals .) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Carry Everything before OneCarry Arms! A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X…

Brewer's: Carry the Day

(To). To win the contest; to carry off the honours of the day. In Latin, victoriam reportare. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Carry WeightCarry Swords! A B…

Brewer's: Carry Out

(To) or Carry through. To continue a project to its completion. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Carry out one's BatCarry One's Point A B C D E F G H…

Brewer's: Carry Swords!

Hold the drawn sword vertically, the blade against the shoulder (A military command.) (See above, Carry Arms.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Carry the…

Brewer's: Carry Weight

(To), in races, etc., means to equalise the weight of two or more riders by adding weights to the lighter ones, till both (or all) the riders are made of one uniform weight. “He carries…

Carrie Fisher Biography

Carrie FisheractressBorn: 10/21/1956Birthplace: Beverly Hills, California Daughter of entertainers Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds , and one of the most visible actresses in her generation for her…

Carrie Hamilton 2002 Deaths

Carrie HamiltonAge: 38 actress and musician whose substance abuse as a teen led her parents, Carol Burnett and Joe Hamilton, to crusade against drugs. Hamilton appeared on the television…

Carrie Snodgress 2004 Deaths

Carrie SnodgressAge: 57 actress who earned an Oscar nomination for her role as an unhappy homemaker in the film Diary of a Mad Housewife. Died: Los Angeles, April 1, 2004John Maynard SmithR…

Carrie Donovan 2001 Deaths

Carrie DonovanAge: 73 fashion editor who worked for The New York Times, Vogue, and Harper's Bazaar before coming out of retirement to lend her face—and reputation—to Old Navy's televised ad…

Brewer's: 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…