''carry''

[jctgf]

" I understand the prosecutor's position but at the same time, I don't think it should have carried the day under the circumstances and indeed it didn't. "

hi there,

what does "carried" mean in this sentence, please? I couldn't find any meaning in the dictionary that fits this context.

thanks.

[Anglika]

In this context it means to win the support, agreement or sympathy of a group of people.

The prosecutor was very persuasive but the writer believes that this should not persuade the court to support him, and in fact it did not.

[BobK]

In this context it means to win the support, agreement or sympathy of a group of people.

The prosecutor was very persuasive but the writer believes that this should not persuade the court to support him, and in fact it did not.

. But this isn't a special meaning of "carry" (although I suppose it [U]is[/U...)] so much as a multi-word verb "carry the day" [="be successful" {usually in the context of some kind of prolonged effort or enterprise}].

b