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carry the ball

Take charge, advance a cause, as in In our lab any of the assistants can carry the ball. This usage comes from such sports as football, where the ball-carrying player gives the team yardage or a touchdown. By the early 1900s it was being transferred to other endeavors.

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The former Atletico Madrid forward's ability to carry the ball often results in a chance created.

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He’s able to carry the ball 29, 28, 27 times.

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Rookie Blake Corum, a third-round pick who did not carry the ball against the Lions, rushed for 28 yards in eight carries.

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But an opportunist kick from Theo Dan gave Saracens the advantage, forcing Redpath to chase back and carry the ball over the line to gift them a scrum five metres out.

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"He would carry the ball back like a guided missile and had so many ways to beat the challenge of a defender," he said.

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