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[carry one’s cross] or {literary} [bear one’s cross] {v. phr.} To live with pain or trouble; keep on even though you suffer or have trouble. •/Weak ankles are a cross Joe carries while the other boys play basketball./ •/We didn’t know the cheerful woman was bearing her cross, a son in prison./

[carry out]{v.} To put into action; follow; execute. •/The generals were determined to carry out their plans to defeat the enemy./ •/John listened carefully and carried out the teacher’s instructions./

[carry over]{v.} 1. To save for another time. •/The store had some bathing suits it had carried over from last year./ •/What you learn in school should carry over into adult life./ 2. To transfer (as a figure) from one column, page, or book to another. •/When he added up the figures, he carried over the total into the next year’s account book./ 3. To continue in another place. •/The story was carried over to the next page./

[carry the ball]{v. phr.}, {informal} To take the most important or difficult part in an action or business. •/None of the other boys would tell the principal about their breaking the window, and John had to carry the ball./ •/When the going is rough, Fred can always be depended on to carry the ball./

[carry the banner]{v. phr.} To support a cause or an ideal with obvious advocacy. •/Our college is carrying the banner for saving the humpback whale, which is on the list of endangered species./

[carry the day]{v. phr.}, {informal} To win completely; to succeed in getting one’s aim accomplished. •/The defense attorney’s summary before the jury helped him carry the day./

[carry the torch] See: CARRY A TORCH.

[carry the weight of the world on one’s shoulders] See: WEIGHT OF THE WORLD ON ONE’S SHOULDERS.

[carry through]{v.} 1a. To put into action. •/Mr. Green was not able to carry through his plans for a hike because he broke his leg./ 1b. To do something you have planned; put a plan into action. •/Jean makes good plans but she cannot carry through with any of them./ Compare: GO THROUGH WITH, CARRY OUT. 2. To keep (someone) from failing or stopping; bring through; help. •/When the tire blew out, the rules Jim had learned in driving class carried him through safely./