carry all/everything before (one)
idiom
literary
: to be completely successful
This young boxer has the talent to carry all before him.
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Take seriously the task of de-risking the business models that Generative AI enables, rather than if the newness of the technology will carry all before it.
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Andrew Binns, Forbes, 17 July 2023
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“Carry all/everything before (one).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carry%20all%2Feverything%20before%20%28one%29. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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