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BRING OFF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bring off mean?
• BRING OFF (verb)
The verb BRING OFF has 1 sense:
1. be successful; achieve a goal
Familiarity information: BRING OFF used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Be successful; achieve a goal
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
bring off; carry off; manage; negociate; pull off
Context example:
The pianist negociated the difficult runs
Hypernyms (to "bring off" is one way to...):
bring home the bacon; come through; deliver the goods; succeed; win (attain success or reach a desired goal)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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