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Free sign upThe phrase "carrying off" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe successfully achieving or executing something, often with a sense of style or flair.
Example: "She was able to carry off the difficult dance routine with grace and confidence."
Alternatives: "pulling off" or "executing successfully."
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All those conveyor belts carrying off bags to unseen locations.
A month later LulzSec hit Sony Pictures, carrying off a further one million user details.
Carib groups from neighbouring islands made frequent raids, carrying off food and slaves and destroying property.
(China, in fact, got the gold, with the Koreans carrying off the silver).
Mud slides and floods are likely, with streams and rivers carrying off the topsoil.
He also took a certain pride and pleasure in carrying off his risky job.
Looters appeared, carrying off the metal scraps and pipes in abandoned houses.
In 904 they plundered Thessalonica, carrying off quantities of loot and prisoners.
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That is, the three older women are pregnant, carrying "off-planet" (half-alien) babies.
The police no longer considered eta capable of carrying off such an elaborate attack.
The 1889 fair included a towering bronze by the academic sculptor Emmanuel Frémiet, "Gorilla Carrying Off a Woman".
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