To pull (bring) off something — to bring to a successful conclusion; to succeed in a plan, in winning something, etc. Also: to pull it off and bring it down.

He said: "I hope I can pull it off."

"You've got to pull it off, " his partner said.

(A. Chr.)

That's a large order, and it may take us a long

time, but we'll pull it off. (M. W.)

"Well, look here, " Tom went on, "I've got an

idea and it's a big thing. If we can pull it off

and bring it down, I believe we can put it over."

(S. L.)

"You ought to bring off something, " she teased me,

"with your automatic competence." (C. S.)

Inever made up my mind to do a thing yet that

I didn't bring it off. (B. Sh.)

"I must say, " she cried, "I should like to bring off

something for him." (C. S.)

to do the trick — to achieve one's object

You don't need million volts. Perhaps a quarter would do the trick. (M. W.) Ithink I've done the trick this time. I just gave them a bit of straight talk and it went home.

Be careful. Say nothing. Get outside men to do the trick. (F. H.)

"It wouldn't have done any good, " I said. "It would have done the trick." (C. S.)

to come off — to succeed; to reach a satisfactory end

The work's come off pretty well all things con­sidered. (C. S.)

He sat very still without replying. What's the matter, Erik, didn't the conference come off? Can't the experiment be made practical? (M. W.)

Brilliant success may be described thus: to come off (through) with flying colours — to make a great success of something; to emerge from an affair with honour and success

At the recent examinations, Peter came off with

flying colours. (W. M.)

The Tottenham Hotspurs are a very good football

team. Last year they came off with flying colours.

(K. N.)

I know you have the stuff and that you'll come

through with flying colours one of these days.

(G. M.)

Bing, if given the right instructions, would have

come through on this mission with flying colours

and, if necessary, would have brought in Yasha, by

his ear. (S. H.)

to sweep (carry) all (everything) before one — to have complete, uninterrupted success

They carried everything before them. (A. H.) She came to London to do the season, and, by George, she did it. She just swept everything before her. (S. M.)

Robert carried all before him in the school sports, (W. B.)

to make a hit (often to make a great, magnificent, etc., hit) — to be a popular success (generally applied to a performance of some type)

She wrote One-Way-Traffic. I saw it twice. It made a great hit. (A. Chr.)

"I don't believe I could act, Charlie, " Carry went on pettishly. "You don't think I could, do you?" "Sure. Out o'sight. I bet you make a hit." (Th. D.)

Pride in success is described by the phrase:

(it's) a feather in one's cap — (it's) an event to justify

satisfaction and pride.

All the six Smith children have done well —

a feather in old Smith's cap. (D. E. S.)

He won the race, which is another feather in his

cap. (K. H.)

He's a liberal-minded man for sure. It's a feather

in his bonnet right enough. (A. C.)

To achieve two objects with one action is to kill two birds with one stone.

He's an important guy in this country. If I only had known, I would have taken you in with me; we could have killed two birds with one stone. (S. H.)

She doesn't like this at all so she aims to kill two birds with one stone. (P. Ch.)

Confidence in ultimate success or victory may be put in this way: (to be) in the bag — (to be) a virtual certainty; (to be) well in hand. Also: to have something in the bag.

"That meant the majority was in the bag, " said Martin. (C. S.)

"I'm not going to sell you something we haven't got, " said Luke. "It's not in the bag yet." (C. S.) He says if they draft me it's in the bag. (S. H.) I had taken it for granted that Frances Getliffe had the next Mastership in the bag. (C. S.)

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