Use 'carry off' when someone completes a task with confidence and style.

Confidence Needed

'Carry off' suggests a task ended successfully, despite its difficulty.

Positive Outcome

Use 'carry off' to compliment someone's ability to skillfully complete something.

'Carry off' can imply removal of something covertly or without notice.

Used for moving something heavy or cumbersome from one place to another.

This usage is less common and sounds old-fashioned or literary today.

'Carry off' can imply an abrupt departure by death, often during epidemics.