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[carpet] See: CALL ON THE CARPET, MAGIC CARPET, ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET.

[car pool]{n.} A group of people who own cars and take turns driving each other to work or on some other regular trip. •/It was John’s father’s week to drive his own car in the car pool./

[carriage trade]{n.}, {literary} Rich or upper class people. •/The hotel is so expensive that only the carriage trade stays there./ •/The carriage trade buys its clothes at the best stores./

[carrot and stick]{n. phr.} The promise of reward and threat of punishment, both at the same time. •/John’s father used the carrot and stick when he talked about his low grades./

[carry] See: CASH-AND-CARRY.

[carry a torch] or [carry the torch] {v. phr.} 1. To show great and unchanging loyalty to a cause or a person. •/Although the others gave up fighting for their rights, John continued to carry the torch./ 2. {informal} To be in love, usually without success or return. •/He is carrying a torch for Anna, even though she is in love with someone else./

[carry a tune]{v. phr.} To sing the right notes without catching any false ones. •/Al is a wonderful fellow, but he sure can’t carry a tune and his singing is a pain to listen to./

[carry away]{v.} To cause very strong feeling; excite or delight to the loss of cool judgment. •/The music carried her away./ •/He let his anger carry him away./ — Often used in the passive, •/She was carried away by the man’s charm./ •/He was carried away by the sight of the flag./

[carry coals to Newcastle]{v. phr.} To do something unnecessary; bring or furnish something of which there is plenty. •/The man who waters his grass after a good rain is carrying coals to Newcastle./ •/Joe was carrying coals to Newcastle when he told the doctor how to cure a cold./ (Newcastle is an English city near many coal mines, and coal is sent out from there to other places.)

[carrying charge]{n.} An extra cost added to the price of something bought on weekly or monthly payments. •/The price of the bicycle was $50. Jim bought it for $5.00 a month for ten months plus a carrying charge of $1 a month./

[carry on]{v.} 1. To cause death of; kill. •/Years ago smallpox carried off hundreds of Indians of the Sioux tribe./ Compare: WIPE OUT. 2. To succeed in winning. •/Bob carried off honors in science./ •/Jim carried off two gold medals in the track meet./ 3. To succeed somewhat unexpectedly in. •/The spy planned to deceive the enemy soldiers and carried it off very well./ •/In the class play, Lloyd carried off his part surprisingly well./

[carry --- off one’s feet] See: KNOCK OFF ONE’S FEET, SWEEP OFF ONE’S FEET.

[carry off the palm] or [bear off the palm] {v. phr.}, {literary} To gain the victory; win. •/John carried off the palm in the tennis championship match./ •/Our army bore off the palm in the battle./ (From the fact that long ago a palm leaf was given to the winner in a game as a sign of victory.)

[carry on]{v.} 1. To work at; be busy with; manage. •/Bill and his father carried on a hardware business./ •/Mr. Jones and Mr. Smith carried on a long correspondence with each other./ 2. To keep doing as before; continue. •/After his father died, Bill carried on with the business./ •/The colonel told the soldiers to carry on while he was gone./ •/Though tired and hungry, the Scouts carried on until they reached camp./ Compare: BEAR UP(2), GO ON. 3a. {informal} To behave in a noisy, foolish, and troublesome manner. •/The boys carried on in the swimming pool until the lifeguard ordered them out./ 3b. {informal} To make too great a show of feeling, such as anger, grief, and pain. •/John carried on for ten minutes after he hit his thumb with the hammer./ Compare: TAKE ON(4). 4. {informal} To act in an immoral or scandalous way; act disgracefully. •/The townspeople said that he was carrying on with a neighbor girl./