carry the day

present singular third person carries the day · participle present carrying the day · participle past carried the day · past carried the day

1. To lead to victory or success; to prevail.

   As with the technology executive, your confidence about what the copywriters need to do will carry the day.

   2014, Mike Moran, Bill Hunt, Search Engine Marketing, Inc., →ISBN

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   Had it been poorly received it would have become the agency's problem, which would have made it her problem; now that it was well-received it was the client's instincts, insights and courage that had carried the day.

   2003, Jim Quigley, The Fourth Day, →ISBN, page 53

   As for the president, Lincoln seemed to have earnestly believed at the outset of the fight that his men would carry the day.

   2013, Jerrold M. Packard, The Lincolns in the White House: Four Years That Shattered a Family, →ISBN

   Synonyms: carry it, win the day