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Vocabobobo Posted 17 years ago
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Carry through on.....
Hello. I have run into an expression that I am having a trouble interpreting.
The expression "carry through on" appears in a TIME article on a new nominee for the Supreme Court President Obama picked. The article first describes the nominee's (a Latino woman named Sonia Stomayor) life and career, and then goes on to describe how the GOP is (or wil be) trying to oppose her nomination.
In the article, one person is quoted to have said that "Obama carried though on his threat to nominate a Justice who would indulge her policy preferences and biases on the bench" (the person went on and said that he will do everything he can to oppose her nomination).
Could someone explain to me what the phrase in bold means? Does it mean to accomplish something despite of opposition?
Thank you
The expression "carry through on" appears in a TIME article on a new nominee for the Supreme Court President Obama picked. The article first describes the nominee's (a Latino woman named Sonia Stomayor) life and career, and then goes on to describe how the GOP is (or wil be) trying to oppose her nomination.
In the article, one person is quoted to have said that "Obama carried though on his threat to nominate a Justice who would indulge her policy preferences and biases on the bench" (the person went on and said that he will do everything he can to oppose her nomination).
Could someone explain to me what the phrase in bold means? Does it mean to accomplish something despite of opposition?
Thank you
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'Carry through' = complete or accomplish an action or effort; persist. 'On' = preposition indicating topic or object
- 'Carry through' = complete or accomplish an action or effort; persist.
- 'On' = preposition indicating topic or object
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'Carry through' = complete or accomplish an action or effort; persist.
'On' = preposition indicating topic or object
'On' = preposition indicating topic or object
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