bring off

Make it happen

To bring off is to accomplish something difficult or unlikely: She managed to bring off a stunning upset in the final round.

The phrase emphasizes success against the odds—you bring off a daring rescue, a complex deal, or an audacious bluff.

If it were easy, you'd just do it rather than bring it off.

accomplish

achieve

Succeed through effort

execute · carry out · fulfill · realize · attain · effectuate · consummate · finalize · deliver · perform

coup

feat

Remarkable act of skill

victory · stunt · exploit · tour de force · miracle · upset · surprise · sensation · spectacular · audacious

rescue

save

Protect from loss

evacuate · free · deliver · recover · retrieve · extract · release · snatch · whisk away · spirit away

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Opposites
success vs. failure in accomplishment

bring offfail

Be unsuccessful

botch · bungle · flub · blow it · mess up

completion vs. abandonment

bring offabandon

Leave behind permanently

give up · quit · abort · walk away from · throw in the towel

Family

off, bring, brought, bring down, brings, bringing, bring about, upbringing, bring up

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G