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carry the ball

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carry the ball 
1. Lit. to be the player who is relied on to gain yardage, especially in football. It was the fullback carrying the ball. Yes, Tom always carries the ball.
2. Fig. to be in charge; to be considered reliable enough to make sure that a job gets done. We need someone who knows how to get the job done. Hey, Sally! Why don't you carry the ball for us? John can't carry the ball. He isn't organized enough.
See also: ball, carry

carry the ball  (American)
to take control of an activity and do what is needed to get a piece of work done The people who carried the ball for his campaign were mainly volunteers.
See also: ball, carry

carry the ball
to do the work necessary to achieve something The people who carried the ball for her campaign were mainly volunteers.
See also: ball, carry


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Again and again the cloud of their players- up gathers before our goal, and comes threatening on, and Warner or Hedge, with young Brooke and the relics of the bull-dogs, break through and carry the ball back; and old Brooke ranges the field like Job's war-horse.
 
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