deliver the goods vs carry off

carry off vs deliver the goods

deliver the goods and carry off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
deliver the goods	No	No	Yes	No
carry off	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, carry off is a hyponym of deliver the goods; that is, carry off is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than deliver the goods:

deliver the goods: attain success or reach a desired goal
carry off: be successful; achieve a goal

Other hyponyms of deliver the goods include hit, bring off, manage, negociate, pull off, clear, pass, hit the jackpot, luck out, nail, nail down, peg, make it, pass, run, act, work, pan out, accomplish, achieve, attain, reach, arrive, get in, go far, make it, slay.

deliver the goods (verb)	carry off (verb)
attain success or reach a desired goal	kill in large numbers
	remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
	be successful; achieve a goal

Difference between deliver the goods and carry off

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